Factor structure of the air force officer qualifying test form S: Analysis and comparison with previous forms

Military Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-85

  Drasgow, Fritz ^a   Nye, Christopher D ^a   Carretta, Thomas R ^b   Ree, Malcolm James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951224325     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600903249255     Document Type: Article

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