Does autonomy increase with age? Comparing the goal motivations of college students and their parents

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168-178

  Sheldon, Kennon M ^a   Houser Marko, Linda ^a   Kasser, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Autonomy; Lifespan personality development; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645114197     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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