Development of an Implicit Overall Weil-being Measure using the Implicit Association Test

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 604-617

  Díaz, Darío ^a   Horcajo, Javier ^b   Blanco, Amalio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD A DISTANCIA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experiment; Implicit measurement; Instrumental study; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149090144     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600001979     Document Type: Article

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