An item-level examination of the factorial validity of neo five-factor inventory scores

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1021-1041

  Hull, Darrell M ^a   Beaujean, A Alexander ^b   Worrell, Frank C ^c   Verdisco, Aimee E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; Jamaica; NEO FFI; personality; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650445386     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164410378091     Document Type: Article

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