The development and validation of the age-based rejection sensitivity questionnaire

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-316

  Kang, Sonia K ^a   Chasteen, Alison L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageism; Measurement; Psychometrics; Scale development; Stigma

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67149083072     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp035     Document Type: Article

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