Measuring psychological flexibility in medical students and residents: A psychometric analysis

Medical Education Online

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Palladino, Christie L ^a,b   Ange, Brittany ^a   Richardson, Deborah S ^b   Casillas, Rhonda ^a,c   Decker, Matt ^d   Gillies, Ralph A ^a   House, Amy ^a   Rollock, Michael ^a   Salazar, William H ^a   Waller, Jennifer L ^b   Zeidan, Ronnie ^a,e   Stepleman, Lara ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ohio Christian University   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mindfulness; Psychological flexibility; Psychological well being; Psychometrics; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ASSESSMENT; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCHOMETRICS; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84888809149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.20932     Document Type: Article

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