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Person Heterogeneity of the BDI-II-C and Its Effects on Dimensionality and Construct Validity: Using Mixture Item Response Models

Pei-Chen Wu National PingTung University of Education, PingTung, Taiwan ROC, [email protected]View further author information
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Tsai-Wei Huang National Chiayi University in Taiwan, Chiayi City, Taiwan, ROCView further author information
Pages 155-167 | Published online: 13 Mar 2017

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