Psychometric properties of a French version of the junior temperament and character inventory

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-153

  Asch, M ^a   Cortese, S ^a   Diaz, F Perez ^b   Pelissolo, A ^b   Aubron, V ^a,e   Orejarena, S ^a   Acquaviva, E ^a   Mouren, Marie Christine ^a,c   Michel, G ^d   Gorwood, P ^c   Purper Ouakil, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Factor analysis; Questionnaires; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; EMOTIONALITY ACTIVITY SOCIABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; JUNIOR TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER INVENTORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPERAMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 62349134577     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-008-0713-9     Document Type: Article

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