Circular measurement redux: The analysis and interpretation of interpersonal circle profiles

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 344-360

  Gurtman, Michael B ^a,d   Balakrishnan, J D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Circumplex; Interpersonal; Profile analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000468226     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.1998.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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