The Accuracy of the Life Orientation Test–Revised (LOT–R) in Measuring Dispositional Optimism: Evidence From Item Response Theory Analyses

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  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Personality Assessment

• Publication date

  2013-08-12

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  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/00223891.2013.781029PMID 23570253
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