Factorial structure of the manic-depressiveness scale in American college students.
In a sample of 503 American college students, the correlational matrix (18 x 18) of the Thalbourne, et al. Manic-Depressiveness Scale (1994) was subjected to exploratory factor analysis with a varimax rotation, which showed 13 items had the correct assignment to one of the scales (six for depression and seven for mania).
Abdel-Khalek
Ahmed
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Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 68168 Kaifan, Code No. 71962, Kuwait.
Lester
David
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