Age-neutrality of the NEO-PI-R: Potential Differential Item Functioning in older versus younger adults

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-369

  Van Den Broeck, Joke ^a   Rossi, Gina ^a   Dierckx, Eva ^a   De Clercq, Barbara ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment; Differential Item Functioning; NEO PI R; Older adults; Personality

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE NEUTRALITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING; DIFFERENTIAL TEST FUNCTIONING; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; TENDER MINDEDNESS;

EID: 84866735415     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9287-4     Document Type: Article

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