An examination of the construct validity of the rorschach mutuality of autonomy (MOA) scale

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-237

  Bombel, George ^a   Mihura, Joni L ^a   Meyer, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRITERION VARIABLE; EGO STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUTALITY OF AUTONOMY SCALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; EGO; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RORSCHACH TEST; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549099743     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890902794267     Document Type: Article

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