Psychometric properties of the swedish version of the purpose in life scale

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-48

  Jonsén, Elisabeth ^a   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^b,c   Lundman, Berit ^a   Nygren, Björn ^a   Vähäkangas, Magdalena ^d   Strandberg, Gunilla ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c Lovisenberg Deaconal University College   (Norway)

^d ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gender; Purpose in life; Reliability; The Purpose in Life scale; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76549099868     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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