Does acquisitive self-presentation in personality self-ratings enhance validity? Evidence from two experimental field studies

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-153

  Blickle, Gerhard ^a   Momm, Tassilo ^a   Schneider, Paula B ^a   Gansen, Dominic ^a   Kramer, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 65549163500     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2009.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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