Validation of the parent health locus of control scales in an Italian sample

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2009, Pages

  Bonichini, Sabrina ^a,c   Axia, Giovanna ^a   Bornstein, Marc H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Department of Developmental and Social Psychology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LANGUAGE; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 67649637314     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-13     Document Type: Article

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