A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Investigation of the TAS–20: Corroboration of a Five-Factor Model and Suggestions for Improvement

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  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Personality Assessment

• Publication date

  2007-11-14

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/00223890701629730PMID 18001225
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