The Children's behavior Questionnaire very short scale: Psychometric properties and development of a one-item temperament scale

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 197-217

  Sleddens, Ester F C ^a   Hughes, Sheryl O ^b   O'connor, Teresia M ^b   Beltran, Alicia ^b   Baranowski, Janice C ^b   Nicklas, Theresa A ^b   Baranowski, Tom ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861127523     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/08.10.21.PR0.110.1.197-217     Document Type: Article

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