Cross-national comparability of the WHOQOL-BREF: A measurement invariance approach

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-224

  Theuns, Peter ^a   Hofmans, Joeri ^b,d   Mazaheri, Mehrdad ^c   Van Acker, Frederik ^d   Bernheim, Jan L ^e  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^e FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intercultural comparability; Life domains; Measurement invariance; Quality of life construct

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; IRAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952550452     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9577-9     Document Type: Article

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