A translation and validation study of the life orientation test revised in the Greek speaking population of nurses among three hospitals in Athens and Ioannina

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-142

  Lyrakos, George N ^a   Damigos, Dimitrios ^b   Mavreas, Venetsanos ^b   Georgia, Kostopanagiotou ^c   Dimoliatis, Ioannis D K ^d  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Life orientation test revised; Optimism; Pessimism; Translation; Validation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; LANGUAGE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EPIRUS; GREECE; IOANNINA;

EID: 73449108406     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9453-6     Document Type: Article

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