What’s the use of neuroticism?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 383-400

  Claridge, G ^a   Davis, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological basis; Genetics; Moderator variables; Multiple regression interactions; Neuroticism; Personality theory; Zone analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013068472     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00144-6     Document Type: Article

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