Illegitimate concept equating in the partial fusion of construct validation theory and latent variable modeling

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-42

  Maraun, Michael D ^a   Gabriel, Stephanie M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concept; Construct; Construct validation theory; Latent variable; Latent variable modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866548181     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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