A reliability generalization study of coefficient alpha for the life orientation test

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 362-370

  Vassar, Matt ^a   Bradley, Greg ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953679321     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2010.482016     Document Type: Article

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