Two independently constructed Italian trait taxonomies: Comparisons among Italian and between Italian and Germanic languages

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-41

  De Raad, Boele ^a   Di Blas, Lisa ^c   Perugini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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EID: 0039447904     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0984(199801/02)12:1<19::aid-per290>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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