Type nouns and the five factor model of personality description

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-71

  Henss, Ronald ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0032331009     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0984(199801/02)12:1<57::aid-per293>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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