An item response theory analysis of response stability in personality measurement

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-17

  Ferrando, Pere J ^a   Lorenzo, Urbano ^a   Molina, Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 0035530485     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01466216010251001     Document Type: Article

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