Modeling Motivated Misreports to Sensitive Survey Questions

Psychometrika

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 515-537

  Böckenholt, Ulf ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

item response models; response set; self deceptive enhancement; socially desirable responding; survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84942791464     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-013-9390-9     Document Type: Article

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