MMPI-2 content scales: How much content do they measure?

Assessment

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-117

  Jackson, Douglas N ^a,b   Fraboni, Maryann ^a,b   Helmes, Edward ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Canada)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0007588391     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107319119700400201     Document Type: Article

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