Assessing underreporting response bias on the MMPI-2

Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-126

  Bagby, R Michael ^a   Marshall, Margarita B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impression management; MMPI 2; Research design; Self deception; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSTODY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECUMBENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MMPI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; TELEVISION;

EID: 4544349422     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191104265918     Document Type: Article

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