No agreement between the Rorschach and self-assessed personality traits derived from the Comprehensive System: Personality and Social Sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 399-408

  Lindgren, Thomas ^a,b   Carlsson, Anna Maria ^a   Lundbäck, Eva ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Psykiatriska Mottagningen Kronan   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inter method convergence; Multi method assessment; Rorschach and self report; Test validity; Test interaction style

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RORSCHACH TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 34548682986     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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