Partial confirmatory factor analysis: Described and illustrated on the NEO-PI-R

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Gignac, Gilles E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Genos   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST;

EID: 57649185054     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802484126     Document Type: Article

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