The appropriateness of the MMPI-2 K correction

Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-229

  Barthlow, Deanna L ^a   Graham, John R ^a   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^a   Tellegen, Auke ^b   McNulty, John L ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defensiveness; MMPI 2, K correction; Suppressor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MMPI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036719047     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191102009003001     Document Type: Article

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