On the validity of validity scales: The importance of defensive responding in the prediction of institutional misconduct

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-224

  Edens, John F ^a   Ruiz, Mark A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Impression management; Institutional adjustment; Personality Assessment Inventory; Prisoners; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; POSITIVE IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CONDUCT DISORDER; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33746314221     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.18.2.220     Document Type: Article

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