Factor structure and validation of the attentional control scale

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 433-451

  Judah, Matt R ^a   Grant, DeMond M ^a   Mills, Adam C ^a   Lechner, William V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional control; Factor analysis; Saccade; Self report questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL CONTROL SCALE; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893759849     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2013.835254     Document Type: Article

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