Social desirability and response validity: A comparative analysis of overreporting voter turnout in five countries

Journal of Politics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 825-840

  Karp, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Brockington, David ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27844587299     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00341.x     Document Type: Review

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