Harris-Lingoes MMPI-2 PD subscales and the assessment of law enforcement candidates

Psychological Reports

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 339-343

  Kornfeld, Alfred D ^a  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICE; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONNEL SELECTION; POLICE; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0034136842     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.1.339     Document Type: Article

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