Personality Changes in the Old-Old: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-39

  Maiden, Robert J ^a   Peterson, Steven A ^b   Caya, Myrah ^a   Hayslip Jr , Bert ^c  

^a ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Old old; Personality traits; Rural; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037208455     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020786719959     Document Type: Article

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