The use of scores anchored at the scale midpoint in reporting individuals' traits

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-228

  Hofstee, Willem K B ^a   Hendriks, A A Jolijn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032359634     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0984(199805/06)12:3<219::aid-per315>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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