Invariance of parent ratings of the ADHD symptoms in Australian and Malaysian, and North European Australian and Malay Malaysia children: A mean and covariance structures analysis approach

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-433

  Gomez, Rapson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD symptoms; Australian; Invariance; Malaysian; Multiple group CFA

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; VICTORIA;

EID: 60449107865     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708315171     Document Type: Article

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