The Latent Factor Structure of Young's Early Maladaptive Schemas: Are Schemas Organized Into Domains?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 684-698

  Kriston, Levente ^a   Schäfer, Janina ^b   von Wolff, Alessa ^a   Härter, Martin ^a   Hölzel, Lars P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Early maladaptive schema; Factor structure; Reliability; Validity; Young schema questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861012787     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21846     Document Type: Article

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