Factorial structure and psychometric properties of the reminiscence functions scale

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-192

  Robitaille, Annie ^a   Cappeliez, Philippe ^a   Coulombe, Daniel ^a   Webster, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Older adults; Psychometric properties; Reminiscence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77951063917     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903167820     Document Type: Article

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