Exploratory and confirmatory factor validation of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale for Malays (DAS-Malay) in Malaysia

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 145-151

  Mukhtar, Firdaus ^a   Oei, Tian P S ^b  

^a Universiti Putra Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional Attitude Scale; Factor analysis; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDE SCALE FOR MALAYS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; VALIDITY;

EID: 77956922346     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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