Factorial invariance of the brief symptom inventory-18 (BSI-18) for adults of mexican descent across nativity status, language format, and Gender

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 300-305

  Torres, Lucas ^a   Miller, Matthew J ^b   Moore, Kelly M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Factorial invariance; Latino a; Measurement invariance; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY 18; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MEXICO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875358801     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030436     Document Type: Article

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