Efficient assessment of the five-factor model of personality: Structural validity analyses of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (Form S)

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-30

  Tokar, David M ^a   Fischer, Ann R ^a   Snell, Andrea F ^a   Harik Williams, Nahla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 0033414657     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.1999.12068967     Document Type: Article

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