Applicant reactions to personality tests: Effects of item invasiveness and face validity

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-406

  Ni, Yuching ^a   Hauenstein, Neil M A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032398870     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025010304332     Document Type: Article

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