Item response theory analysis of the Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep-16 (DBAS-16) scale in a

Louise I R Castillo1, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos1, L Odell Tan2

  • 1Department of Psychology and Centre on Aging and Health, University of Regina, Regina, Canada.

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|February 2, 2023
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