Factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh across gender and age

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-123

  Fonseca Pedrero, Eduardo ^a   Sierra Baigrie, Susana ^a   Paino, Mercedes ^a   Lemos Giráldez, Serafín ^a   Muñiz, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

BITE; Bulimic symptoms; Instrumental study; Measurement invariance; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650151419     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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