Construct Validation Theory Applied to the Study of Personality Dysfunction

Journal of Personality

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1507-1531

  Zapolski, Tamika C B ^a   Guller, Leila ^a   Smith, Gregory T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 84870677646     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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