Tests of factor structure and measurement invariance in the united states and australia using the adult version of the parental acceptance-rejection questionnaire

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-285

  Gomez, Rapson ^a   Rohner, Ronald P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

confirmatory factor analysis; measurement invariance; Parental Acceptance Rejection Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960341759     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: 15523578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397111403111     Document Type: Article

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