Examining the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) among early and late adolescents and their mothers

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-106

  Hawk, Skyler T ^a   Keijsers, Loes ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   Van Der Graaff, Jolien ^a   De Wied, Minet ^a   Meeus, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84872011935     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.696080     Document Type: Article

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