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Review Article

The detection of content-based invalid responding: a meta-analysis of the MMPI-2-Restructured Form’s (MMPI-2-RF) over-reporting validity scales

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Pages 473-496 | Received 24 Nov 2015, Accepted 05 May 2016, Published online: 23 May 2016

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