Efficient assessment of social problem-solving abilities in medical and rehabilitation settings: A rasch analysis of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 653-669

  Dreer, Laura E ^a   Berry, Jack ^a   Rivera, Patricia ^a   Snow, Marsha ^a   Elliott, Timothy R ^b   Miller, Doreen ^c   Little, Todd D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health conditions; Medical settings; Rehabilitation; Screening; Social problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REHABILITATION CARE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLVING INVENTORY REVISED SCALE; VISUAL DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; VISION, LOW;

EID: 67649970427     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20573     Document Type: Article

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