A cross-nations, cross-cultures, and cross-conditions analysis on the equivalence of the balanced inventory of desirable responding

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-233

  Li, Andrew ^a   Reb, Jochen ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

BIDR; Cross cultural research; Measurement equivalence; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449240935     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022108328819     Document Type: Article

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