Factor structure and gender invariance of the Chinese General Self-Efficacy Scale among soon-to-be-aged adults

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1383-1392

  Leung, Doris Y P ^a   Leung, Angela Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese General Self Efficacy Scale; Confirmatory factor analysis; Factor structure; Gender invariance; Instrument validation; Psychometric properties; Soon to be aged adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79955727034     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05529.x     Document Type: Article

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