The relationship satisfaction scale – Psychometric properties

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 187-194

  Røysamb, Espen ^a,b   Vittersø, Joar ^c   Tambs, Kristian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER; PERSONALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF MARRIAGE INDEX; RATING SCALE; RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION SCALE; SATISFACTION; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84920028115     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5324/nje.v24i1-2.1821     Document Type: Article

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