Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of a short-form of the EMBU among Chinese adolescents

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 263-275

  Li, Zhongquan ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Zhang, Lisong ^c  

^a Nanjing Univers ^*  (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^c Nanjing Technical College of Special Education   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CHINA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861173056     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/02.08.09.21.PR0.110.1.263-275     Document Type: Article

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