An investigation of psychological sense of community in relation to Big Five personality traits

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-541

  Lounsbury, John W ^a   Loveland, James M ^a   Gibson, Lucy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee ^*

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EID: 0041880543     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10065     Document Type: Article

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