Construct validity of the MMPI-2 restructured clinical (RC) scales: Reply to rouse, greene, butcher, nichols, and Williams

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-221

  Tellegen, Auke ^a   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^b   Sellbom, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NOTE; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; VARIANCE; CUSTODY; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MMPI; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68549090777     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890902794192     Document Type: Note

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