Measurement invariance of the reynolds depression adolescent scale across gender and age

International Journal of Testing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-148

  Fonseca Pedrero, Eduardo ^a,b   Wells, Craig ^c   Paino, Mercedes ^a,b   Lemos Giráldez, Serafín ^a,b   Villazón García, Úrsula ^a,b   Sierra, Susana ^a,b   González, M Paz García Portilla ^a,b   Bobes, Julio ^a,b   Muñiz, José ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Measurement invariance; RADS; Self reports; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650088456     PISSN: 15305058     EISSN: 15327574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15305050903580822     Document Type: Article

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