The importance of modeling method effects: Resolving the (Uni)dimensionality of the Loneliness Questionnaire

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 186-195

  Ebesutani, Chad ^a   Drescher, Christopher F ^b   Reise, Steven P ^c   Heiden, Laurie ^d   Hight, Terry L ^d   Damon, John D ^d   Young, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CARES School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84859731082     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.627967     Document Type: Article

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