Goal continuity and the "Big Five" as predictors of older adult marital adjustment

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 519-531

  Cook, Diane B ^a   Casillas, Alex ^b   Robbins, Steven B ^b   Dougherty, Linda M ^c  

^a Gainesville College   (United States)

^b American College Testing Incorporated   (United States)

^c Piedmont Geriatric Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Five factor model of personality; Goal continuity; Marital adjustment; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944255511     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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