Validation of the Integration of Stressful Life Experiences Scale-Short Form in a Bereaved Sample

Death Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 234-238

  Holland, Jason M ^a   Currier, Joseph M ^b   Neimeyer, Robert A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893817368     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2013.829369     Document Type: Article

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