The Construct Validity of the Internal Restlessness Scale

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 53-63

  Weyandt, Lisa ^a   Hays, Brian ^a   Schepman, Stephen ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992882837     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073724770503000304     Document Type: Article

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