Multitrait-multimethod matrix validation of the Negative Mood Regulation Scale

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 910-913

  Mearns, Jack ^a   Patchett, Eryn ^a   Catanzaro, Salvatore J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Mood regulation; Multitrait multimethod matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349117253     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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