The comparative validity of 11 modern personality inventories: Predictions of behavioral acts, informant reports, and clinical indicators

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-187

  Grucza, Richard A ^a   Goldberg, Lewis R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; VALIDITY;

EID: 34948903739     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701468568     Document Type: Article

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