Psychology and non-psychology students' estimation of their desirable and undesirable personality traits

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 617-620

  Baluch, Bahman ^a   Martin, G Neil ^a   Christian, Leonie ^a   Corulla, William J ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030268664     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8869(96)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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