Confirmatory factor analysis of the behavior rating inventory of executive function (BRIEF): Support for a distinction between emotional and behavioral regulation

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-337

  Egeland, Jens ^a   Fallmyr, Øyvind ^a  

^a Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function; BRIEF; CFA; Emotional Regulation; Hot executive functions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954452233     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297041003601462     Document Type: Article

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