The Inconsistency of Inconsistency Scales: A Comparison of Two Widely Used Measures

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-27

  Nikolova, Natalia L ^a   Hendry, Melissa C ^a   Douglas, Kevin S ^a   Edens, John F ^b   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CRIMINALS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84856555724     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.1996     Document Type: Article

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