Psychometric properties of the mini-IPIP in a large, nationally representative sample of young adults

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-84

  Baldasaro, Ruth E ^a   Shanahan, Michael J ^b   Bauer, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872007539     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.700466     Document Type: Article

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