Capturing abnormal personality with normal personality inventories: An item response theory approach

Journal of Personality

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1623-1648

  Walton, Kate E ^a   Roberts, Brent W ^b   Krueger, Robert F ^c   Blonigen, Daniel M ^c   Hicks, Brian M ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 55149105279     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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