Reliability and validity of the complex postformal thought questionnaire: Assessing adults' cognitive development

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Cartwright, Kelly B ^a   Galupo, M Paz ^b   Tyree, Seth D ^a   Jennings, Jennifer Gavin ^b  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Cognitive development; Complex thought; Postformal thought; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350035809     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-009-9055-1     Document Type: Article

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