Personality, puberty, and preadolescent girls' risky behaviors: Examining the predictive value of the Five-Factor Model of personality

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 405-419

  Markey, Charlotte N ^a   Markey, Patrick M ^c   Tinsley, Barbara J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0141726801     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(03)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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