An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Socially Desirable Responding and Offender Self-Report

Psychological Services

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-80

  Mills, Jeremy F ^a,b   Kroner, Daryl G ^c  

^a Bath Institution   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Pittsburgh Institution   (Canada)

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EID: 33746550328     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.2.1.70     Document Type: Article

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