Self-Other Knowledge Asymmetries in Personality Pathology

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-170

  Carlson, Erika N ^a   Vazire, Simine ^a   Oltmanns, Thomas F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Assessment; Personality disorder; Personality traits; Self knowledge

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84875485507     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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