Construct validation of a short five-factor model instrument: A self-peer study on the German adaptation of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-G)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 166-175

  Muck, Peter M ^a   Hell, Benedikt ^b   Gosling, Samuel D ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied context; Five factor model; Personality assessment; Ten item personality inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547808492     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.23.3.166     Document Type: Article

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