Socially desirable responding and the factorial stability of the NEO PI-R

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Marshall, Margarita B ^a   De Fruyt, Filip ^b   Rolland, Jean Pierre ^c   Bagby, R Michael ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factorial validity; Job applicants; NEO PI R; Positive impression management; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANGER; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ESTHETICS; FANTASY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JOB FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY TEST; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRUST;

BELGIUM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 27644559847     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.3.379     Document Type: Article

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