The accuracy of the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) in measuring dispositional optimism: Evidence from item response theory analyses

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 523-529

  Chiesi, Francesca ^a   Galli, Silvia ^a   Primi, Caterina ^a   Innocenti Borgi, Paolo ^b   Bonacchi, Andrea ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Cancer Prevention and Research Institute ISPO   (Italy)

^c Centro Studi e Ricerca Synthesis   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; SATISFACTION; SENSE OF COHERENCE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

EID: 84882357808     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.781029     Document Type: Article

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