New evidence on the validity of the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Scale: Results from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 218-233

  Colwell, Nicole ^a   Gordon, Rachel A ^a   Fujimoto, Ken ^a   Kaestner, Robert ^a   Korenman, Sanders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnett Caregiver Interaction Scale; Child care quality; Factor analysis; Item response theory; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873830963     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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