Personality and aesthetic preference in Spain and England: Two studies relating sensation seeking and openness to experience to liking for paintings and music

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 553-576

  Rawlings, David ^a   Vidal, Neus Barrantes I ^c   Furnham, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034310172     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0984(200011/12)14:6<553::AID-PER384>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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