Validity evidence based on internal structure of scores on the Spanish version of the self-Description Questionnaire-II

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 388-398

  Ingles, Cándido J ^a   Torregrosa, María S ^a   Hidalgo, María D ^b   Nuñez, Jose C ^c   Castejón, Juan L ^d   García Fernández, Jose M ^d   Valle, Antonio ^e  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Hierarchical ordering; Multidimensionality; SDQ II; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856980929     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2012.v15.n1.37345     Document Type: Article

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