Self-other agreement in personality and affectivity: The role of acquaintanceship, trait visibility, and assumed similarity

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 546-558

  Watson, David ^a   Hubbard, Brock ^b   Wiese, David ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSES;

EID: 0034145947     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.3.546     Document Type: Article

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