A robust five-factor structure of the 16PF: Strong evidence from independent rotation and confirmatory factorial invariance procedures

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-269

  Hofer, Scott M ^a   Horn, John L ^b   Eber, Herbert W ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Psychological Resources   (United States)

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EID: 0031206521     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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