Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Short Form of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30);Proprietà psicometriche della versione italiana del metacognitions questionnaire (MCQ-30) – forma breve

BPA Applied Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 269, Issue , 2015, Pages 30-42

  Quattropani, Maria C ^a   Lenzo, Vittorio ^a   Mucciardi, Massimo ^a   Toffle, Mary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

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