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BIS and BAS Sensitivities at Different Levels of Personality Description: A Latent-Variable Approach with Self- and Informant-Ratings

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Pages 246-257 | Received 08 Jun 2018, Accepted 10 Feb 2020, Published online: 03 Apr 2020

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