Measurement equivalence of the Big Five: Shedding further light on potential causes of the educational bias

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Rammstedt, B ^a   Kemper, C J ^a  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquiescence response bias; Big Five; Factor structure; Measurement equivalence; Personal interview

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751536939     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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