The Detection of Faking Good on the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire--4.

Bagby, R. Michael; Pajouhandeh, Parnian

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ERIC Number: EJ557707

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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The Detection of Faking Good on the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire--4.

Bagby, R. Michael; Pajouhandeh, Parnian

Assessment, v4 n3 p305-09 Sep 1997

The ability of the "fake good" indicators on the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4 (PDQ-4) (S. Hyler, 1994) for "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" Axis II disorders was studied with 99 college students. Overall classification rates of the validity scales of the PDQ-4 were too low for clinical use. (SLD)

Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education, Identification, Mental Disorders, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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