Validity and reliability of the Neugarten, Havighurst and Tobin's life safisfaction index (LSI-A), in a sample of adults and older adults in Chile;Validez y confiabilidad del índice de satisfacción vital (LSI-A) de Neugarten, Havighurst & Tobin en una muestra de adultos y adultos mayores en Chile

Terapia Psicologica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-26

  Prado, Beatriz Zegers ^a   Rojas Barahona, Cristian ^a   Marín, Carla Förster ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Older adult; Subjective welfare; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUGARTEN HAVIGHURST AND TOBIN LIFE SATISFACTION INDEX; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY;

EID: 70350346530     PISSN: 07166184     EISSN: 07184808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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