Utility of the rosenberg self-esteem scale

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-178

  Davis, Clare ^a   Kellett, Stephen ^b,c   Beail, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Psychology Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651109165     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-114.3.172     Document Type: Article

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