Stability and change in adult personality: Genetic and environmental components

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 365-386

  Pedersen, Nancy L ^a,b   Reynolds, Chandra A ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032343749     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0984(1998090)12:5<365::aid-per335>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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