Towards understanding assessments of the big five: Multitrait-multimethod analyses of convergent and discriminant validity across measurement occasion and type of observer

Journal of Personality

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 845-876

  Biesanz, Jeremy C ^a,c   West, Stephen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 3142660149     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00282.x     Document Type: Review

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