Comparative validity of the MMPI-2 Wiener-Harmon subtle-obvious scales in male prison inmates

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-48

  Osberg, Timothy M ^a   Harrigan, Paul ^b  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONER; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032952145     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa7201_2     Document Type: Article

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