Exploring the Factor Structure of the Social Cognition and Object Relations–Global Rating Method: Support for Two- and Three-Factor Models

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 122-134

  Siefert, Caleb J ^a   Stein, Michelle ^b   Slavin Mulford, Jenelle ^c   Haggerty, Greg ^d   Sinclair, Samuel J ^b   Funke, Danielle ^a   Blais, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NARRATIVE; OBJECT RELATION; OUTPATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL COGNITION; THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NARRATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST;

EID: 85021246912     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1336716     Document Type: Article

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