Latent-Variable Approaches to the Jamesian Model of Importance-Weighted Averages

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-114

  Scalas, L Francesca ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^b,c,d   Nagengast, Benjamin ^e   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

individually importance weighted average; multiple item latent approach; self esteem; substantive methodological synergy; William James

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; ITALY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; ITALY; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84870991377     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212465321     Document Type: Article

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