Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the family sense of coherence scale in Chinese childbearing families

Nursing Research

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 295-301

  Ngai, Fei Wan ^a   Ngu, Siew Fei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

childbearing families; family sense of coherence; psychometric testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052491791     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3182269b00     Document Type: Review

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