Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the BSI: Contributions to the Relationship between Personality and Psychopathology

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-250

  Ruipérez, M Ángeles ^a   Ibáñez, M Ignacio ^b   Lorente, Esther ^b   Moro, Micaela ^b   Ortet, Generós ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BSI; EPQ R; Personality; Psychopathology; Symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044402291     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.17.3.241     Document Type: Article

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