Personality, family history, and competence in early adult romantic relationships

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 562-576

  Donnellan, M Brent ^a   Larsen Rife, Dannelle ^b   Conger, Rand D ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Early adulthood; Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ); Parenting; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTING; PERSONALITY;

EID: 14644397850     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.88.3.562     Document Type: Article

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