Relationship between meaning in life and the big five personality traits in young adults and the elderly

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-178

  Halama, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Big five personality traits; Meaning in life; Personality; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744439791     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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