Differential functioning of the Chinese version of Beck Depression Inventory-II in adolescent gender groups: Use of a multiple-group mean and covariance structure model

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 535-550

  Wu, Pei Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese version of Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II C); Depression; Differential item functioning (DIF); Mean and covariance structure analysis (MACS)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; GENDER RELATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHINA;

EID: 77950340245     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9491-0     Document Type: Article

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