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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Revised Optimism-Pessimism Scale of the MMPI-2

@inproceedings{DeBrule2009APE,
  title={A Psychometric Evaluation of the Revised Optimism-Pessimism Scale of the MMPI-2},
  author={Ginger Burge DeBrule},
  year={2009}
}
of a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 
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