Construct validity, internal consistency and normative data of the USMaP-i in a sample of medical students

International Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-83

  Yusoff, Muhamad Saiful Bahri ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Big five personality; Medical students; Reliability; USMaP i; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; RELIABILITY; USM PERSONALITY INVENTORY;

EID: 84875410700     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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