Personality stability in late adulthood: A behavioral genetic analysis

Journal of Personality

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 523-552

  Johnson, Wendy ^a   McGue, Matt ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 15744377793     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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