The distress disclosure index: A research review and multitrait-multimethod examination

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-149

  Kahn, Jeffrey H ^a   Hucke, Brandy E ^a   Bradley, Allyson M ^a   Glinski, Austin J ^a   Malak, Brittany L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress disclosure; Expressive suppression; Multitrait multimethod analysis; Reliability generalization; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHARACTER; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHARACTER; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84860833193     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025716     Document Type: Article

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