Self-reported attitude scales: Current practice in adequate assessment of reliability, validity, and dimensionality

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1538-1552

  Hendrick, Tamara A M ^a   Fischer, Arnout R H ^a   Tobi, Hilde ^a   Frewer, Lynn J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880330319     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12147     Document Type: Article

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