Psychometric properties of the Icelandic NEO-FFI in a general population sample compared to a sample recruited for a study on the genetics of addiction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-75

  Bjornsdottir, Gyda ^a,b   Jonsson, Fridrik H ^b   Hansdottir, Ingunn ^b,c   Almarsdottir, Anna B ^b   Heimisdottir, Maria ^b,d   Tyrfingsson, Thorarinn ^c   Runarsdottir, Valgerdur A ^c   Kristjansson, Kristleifur ^a   Stefansson, Hreinn ^a   Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E ^a  

^a DECODE GENETICS   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c SAA National Center of Addiction Medicine   (Iceland)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Addiction; NEO FFI; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888202444     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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