Psychometric properties and population-based norms of the Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R)

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 432-445

  Glaesmer, Heide ^a   Rief, Winfried ^b   Martin, Alexandra ^c   Mewes, Ricarda ^b   Brähler, Elmar ^a   Zenger, Markus ^a   Hinz, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84858056378     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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