The meaning in life questionnaire: Psychometric properties with individuals with serious mental illness in an inpatient setting

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1210-1219

  Schulenberg, Stefan E ^a   Strack, Kristen M ^b   Buchanan, Erin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b VA Palo Alto Healthcare System   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief symptom inventory; Meaning in life questionnaire; Purpose; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855201717     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20841     Document Type: Article

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