Psychometric validation of the Growth and Empowerment Measure (GEM) applied with Indigenous Australians

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 791-799

  Haswell, Melissa R ^a   Kavanagh, David ^c   Tsey, Komla ^d   Reilly, Lyndon ^b   Cadet James, Yvonne ^d   Laliberte, Arlene ^b   Wilson, Andrew ^c   Doran, Chris ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Empowerment; Measurement; Psychometrics; Social and emotional well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL EMPOWERMENT SCALE; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT MEASURE; HAPPINESS; HEALING; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION STUDY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956329639     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.482919     Document Type: Article

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