Refining the measurement of maximization: Gender invariance and relation to psychological well-being

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 229-234

  Richardson, Clarissa M E ^a   Ye, Huan Jacqueline ^b   Ege, Engin ^a   Suh, Hanna ^a   Rice, Kenneth G ^c  

^a Department of Psychology University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Maximization; Measurement invariance; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905220138     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.048     Document Type: Article

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