Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Trier inventory for chronic stress (TICS) in a representative German sample

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Petrowski, Katja ^a   Paul, Sören ^a   Albani, Cornelia ^b   Brähler, Elmar ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Factor analysis; Measurement invariance; Representative survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84859084579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-42     Document Type: Article

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