Development and validation of the revised Children's Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-308

  McWhinnie, Chad M ^a   Abela, John R Z ^a   Knäuper, Bärbel ^a   Zhang, Chenchen ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69449092394     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466508X398952     Document Type: Article

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