The effects of social desirability response bias on STAXI-2 profiles in a clinical forensic sample

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-436

  McEwan, Troy E ^a,b   Davis, Michael R ^a   MacKenzie, Rachel ^b   Mullen, Paul E ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; AUSTRALIA; DECEPTION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049128271     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466509X454886     Document Type: Article

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