Investigating the MACH-IV with item response theory and proposing the trimmed MACH

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 388-397

  Rauthmann, John F ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84879105320     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.742905     Document Type: Article

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