Detecting social desirability bias using factor mixture models

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-293

  Leite, Walter L ^a   Cooper, Lou Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77953669834     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171003680245     Document Type: Article

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