Beck hopelessness scale (BHS): A second-order confirmatory factor analysis

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Iliceto, Paolo ^a   Fino, Emanuele ^a  

^a S AndP Statistics and Psychometrics Ltd   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beck hopelessness scale; Confirmatory factor analysis; Depression; Hopelessness; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922454153     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: 21512426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000201     Document Type: Article

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