Mõttus, R., Allik, J., Realo, A., Pullmann, H., Rossier, J., Zecca, G., Ah-Kion, J., Amoussou-Yéyé, D., Bäckström, M., Barkauskiene, R., Barry, O., Bhowon, U., Björklund, F., Bochaver, A., Bochaver, K., de Bruin, G. P., Cabrera, H. F., Chen, S. X., Church, A. T., ... Ng Tseung, C. (2012). Comparability of Self-Reported Conscientiousness Across 21 Countries. European Journal of Personality, 26(3), 303-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.840
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Mõttus, R, Allik, J, Realo, A, Pullmann, H, Rossier, J, Zecca, G, Ah-Kion, J, Amoussou-Yéyé, D, Bäckström, M, Barkauskiene, R, Barry, O, Bhowon, U, Björklund, F, Bochaver, A, Bochaver, K, de Bruin, GP, Cabrera, HF, Chen, SX, Church, AT, Cissé, DD, Dahourou, D, Feng, X, Guan, Y, Hwang, HS, Idris, F, Katigbak, MS, Kuppens, P, Kwiatkowska, A, Laurinavicius, A, Mastor, KA, Matsumoto, D, Riemann, R, Schug, J, Simpson, B & Ng Tseung, C 2012, 'Comparability of Self-Reported Conscientiousness Across 21 Countries', European Journal of Personality, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 303-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.840
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AU - Mõttus, René
AU - Allik, Jüri
AU - Realo, Anu
AU - Pullmann, Helle
AU - Rossier, Jérôme
AU - Zecca, Gregory
AU - Ah-Kion, Jennifer
AU - Amoussou-Yéyé, Dénis
AU - Bäckström, Martin
AU - Barkauskiene, Rasa
AU - Barry, Oumar
AU - Bhowon, Uma
AU - Björklund, Fredrik
AU - Bochaver, Aleksandra
AU - Bochaver, Konstantin
AU - de Bruin, Gideon P.
AU - Cabrera, Helena F.
AU - Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua
AU - Church, A. Timothy
AU - Cissé, Daouda Dougoumalé
AU - Dahourou, Donatien
AU - Feng, Xiaohang
AU - Guan, Yanjun
AU - Hwang, Hyi Sung
AU - Idris, Fazilah
AU - Katigbak, Marcia S.
AU - Kuppens, Peter
AU - Kwiatkowska, Anna
AU - Laurinavicius, Alfredas
AU - Mastor, Khairul Anwar
AU - Matsumoto, David
AU - Riemann, Rainer
AU - Schug, Joanna
AU - Simpson, Brian
AU - Ng Tseung, Caroline
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KW - Cross-cultural
KW - DIF
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