Polish validation of the TEMPS-A: The profile of affective temperaments in a college student population

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 36-41

  Borkowska, Alina ^a   Rybakowski, Janusz K ^b   Drozdz, Wiktor ^a   Bielinski, Maciej ^a   Kosmowska, Magdalena ^b   Rajewska Rager, Aleksandra ^b   Bucinski, Adam ^a   Akiskal, Kareen K ^c   Akiskal, Hagop S ^c,d  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c International Mood Center   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Polish; Temperament; TEMPS A; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE TEMPERAMENT; ANXIOUS TEMPERAMENT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CYCLOTHYMIA; DEPRESSION; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC TEMPERAMENT; IRRITABLE TEMPERAMENT; KUDER RICHARDSON COEFFICIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT; TEMPERAMENT EVALUATION OF MEMPHIS PISA PARIS AND SAN DIEGO AUTOQUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEMPERAMENT; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952102793     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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