The vulnerability status of neuroticism: Over-reporting or genuine complaints?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 877-887

  Johnson, Maarit ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Disease type; Hostility; Neuroticism; Self reports

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042843589     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00303-3     Document Type: Article

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