The reliability and validity of big five inventory scores with African American college students

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-32

  Worrell, Frank C ^a   Cross Jr , William E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 2442626784     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2004.tb00358.x     Document Type: Article

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