The impact of social desirability on psychometric measures of aggression;El efecto de la deseabilidad en las medidas psicométricas de agresividad

Psicothema

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 310-315

  Vigil Colet, Andreu ^a   Ruiz Pamies, Mireia ^a   Anguiano Carrasco, Cristina ^a   Lorenzo Seva, Urbano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SPAIN; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SPAIN; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858323841     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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