Factor validity of the beck hopelessness scale in Italian medical patients

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-307

  Innamorati, Marco ^a,c,d   Lester, David ^b   Balsamo, Michela ^c   Erbuto, Denise ^a   Ricci, Federica ^a   Amore, Mario ^e   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Pompili, Maurizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Epilepsy; Hopelessness scale; Human immunodeficiency virus; Open angle glaucoma; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CHILDBIRTH; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA;

EID: 84882774793     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9380-3     Document Type: Article

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