On the usefulness of item bias analysis to personality psychology

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 754-763

  Smith, Larissa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 23044532711     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202289005     Document Type: Article

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