Broad and narrow personality traits in relation to the job performance of camp counselors

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-255

  Loveland, James M ^a   Gibson, Lucy W ^a   Lounsbury, John W ^b   Huffstetler, Beverly C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; Child care workers; Narrow traits; Personality; Personnel selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244374998     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-005-3471-6     Document Type: Article

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