A confirmatory factor analysis of the boredom proneness scale

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 493-508

  Melton, Amanda M A ^a   Schulenberg, Stefan E ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Boredom Proneness Scale; Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOREDOM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349642252     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRL.143.5.493-508     Document Type: Article

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