Fact or artefact: An item response theory analysis of median split based repressor classification

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-51

  Gebhardt, Claudia ^a   Rose, Norman ^b   Mitte, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891865803     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12029     Document Type: Article

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