Ambulatory assessment in lifespan psychology: An overview of current status and new trends

European Psychologist

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-108

  Hoppmann, Christiane A ^a   Riediger, Michaela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Institute for Human Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulatory assessment; Intraindividual variability; Lifespan psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649312033     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.14.2.98     Document Type: Article

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