Executive self, self-esteem, and negative affectivity: Relations at the phenotypic and genotypic level

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-606

  Neiss, Michelle B ^a,d   Stevenson, Jim ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^a   Kumashiro, Madoka ^b   Finkel, Eli J ^c   Rusbult, Caryl E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Executive self; Negative affect; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 27944485377     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.89.4.593     Document Type: Article

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