Analysis of the psychometric properties of an assessment tool for deviant behavior in adolescence

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-115

  Molinengo, Giorgia ^a   Testa, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Confirmatory factor analysis; Deviant behavior; Multigroup analysis; Psychometric property

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952075448     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000015     Document Type: Article

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