The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ): Development and Psychometric Evaluation

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 182-195

  Lindner, Philip ^a,b   Frykheden, Ola ^a   Forsström, David ^a   Andersson, Erik ^b   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^b   Hedman, Erik ^b   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,c   Carlbring, Per ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

life satisfaction; Psychometrics; quality of life; self rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958546082     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2016.1143526     Document Type: Article

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