Second-order factor structure of the Vancouver Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (VOCI) in a non-clinical sample

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 561-577

  Chiorri, Carlo ^a   Melli, Gabriele ^b   Smurra, Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy   (Italy)

Author keywords

measurement; Obsessive compulsive symptoms; psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555165555     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465810000913     Document Type: Article

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