A confirmatory factor analysis of the Beck Anxiety Inventory in African American and European American young adults

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-392

  Chapman, L Kevin ^a   Williams, Sarah R ^a   Mast, Benjamin T ^a   Woodruff Borden, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Anxiety; Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI); Factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 60749094452     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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