Self-Reported Capabilities Among Young Male Adults in Switzerland: Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of a German, French and Italian Version of a Closed Survey Instrument

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 723-738

  Hofmann, Karen ^a   Schori, Dominik ^a   Abel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exploratory factor analysis; Measurement; Psychometric properties; Self reported capabilities; Switzerland; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG POPULATION;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84884912774     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0170-1     Document Type: Article

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