Qualitative and statistical impacts of home language on responses to the items of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) in South Africa

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 76-86

  Abrahams, F ^a   Mauer, K F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

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EID: 0033432501     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124639902900204     Document Type: Article

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