Trans-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the 'Sense of Coherence Scale' in mothers of preschool children;Adaptação trans-cultural e propriedades psicométricas da 'Escala de Senso de Coerência' em mães de crianças pré-escolares

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 144-153

  Bonanato, Karina ^a,b   Branco, Daniela Barbabela Tavares ^a   Mota, João Paulo Tibães ^a   Ramos Jorge, Maria Letícia ^a   Paiva, Saul Martins ^a   Pordeus, Isabela Almeida ^a   Kaeppler, Karl Christoph ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Vale do Rio Verde   (Brazil)

^c University of Education Ludwigsburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Sense of coherence (SOC); Socio economic status (SES); Trans cultural adaptation; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350247622     PISSN: 00349690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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