Psychometric properties of the aggression questionnaire in Dutch violent forensic psychiatric patients and secondary vocational students

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Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-192

  Hornsveld, Ruud H J ^a,e   Muris, Peter ^b   Kraaimaat, Floris W ^c   Meesters, Cor ^d  

^a De Kijvelanden Forensic Psychiatric Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression Questionnaire; Forensic psychiatric patients; Psychometric qualities; Secondary vocational students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 65749112946     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191108325894     Document Type: Article

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