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Weinstein's Noise Sensitivity Scale: reliability and construct validity
1Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
Psychometric properties (reliability, internal consistency, factor structure, and construct validity) of the Swedish version of the Noise Sensitivity Scale were satisfactory. Support for the external validity of Weinstein's findings was described.
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