Examining the factor structure and hierarchical nature of the quality of life construct

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-233

  Wang, Mian ^a   Schalock, Robert L ^b   Verdugo, Miguel A ^c   Jenaro, Christina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953641478     PISSN: 19447558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-115.3.218     Document Type: Article

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