The Pacific Identity and Wellbeing Scale (PIWBS): A Culturally-Appropriate Self-Report Measure for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-103

  Manuela, Sam ^a   Sibley, Chris G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnic identity; Factor analysis; Pacific culture; Psychometric assessment; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84875486839     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0041-9     Document Type: Review

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