The italian version of the weinstein noise sensitivity scale: Measurement invariance across age, sex, and context

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-124

  Senese, Vincenzo Paolo ^a   Ruotolo, Francesco ^a   Ruggiero, Gennaro ^a   Iachini, Tina ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; And noisy context; Measurement equivalence; Measurement invariance; Sex; Weinstein noise sensitivity scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859037546     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000099     Document Type: Article

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