Construct validity of the relationship profile test: Correlates of overdependence, detachment, and healthy dependency in low income Urban women seeking medical services

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 537-544

  Bornstein, Robert F ^a   Porcerelli, John H ^b   Huprich, Steven K ^c   Markova, Tsveti ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70449099581     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890903228406     Document Type: Article

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