The revised almost perfect scale

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 130-145

  Slaney, Robert B ^c   Rice, Kenneth G ^d   Mobley, Michael ^a   Trippi, Joseph ^d   Ashby, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0035604492     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2002.12069030     Document Type: Article

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