Equivalent factorial structure of the brief symptom inventory (BSI) in clinical and nonclinical Jordanian populations

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-121

  Daoud, Fawzi S ^a   Abojedi, Amjed A ^a  

^a AL AHLIYYA AMMAN UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

BSI factorial structure; Clinical vs. non clinical population; Cross cultural; General psychological Distress; Jordanian BSI structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952026086     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000016     Document Type: Article

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