Factorial Invariance of the Asian American Family Conflicts Scale Across Ethnicity, Generational Status, Sex, and Nationality

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-196

  Miller, Matthew J ^a,c   Lee, Richard M ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Factorial invariance; Family conflict; Measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349323441     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175609344093     Document Type: Article

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