An Exploratory Analysis of the Factor Structure of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale–Form A (DAS)

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Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 570-579

  Moore, Michael T ^a   Fresco, David M ^b   Segal, Zindel V ^c   Brown, Timothy A ^d  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive therapy; confirmatory factor analysis; depression; Dysfunctional Attitude Scale; exploratory factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907164155     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191114524272     Document Type: Article

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