Attachment dimensions and the big five personality traits: Associations and comparative ability to predict relationship quality

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-208

  Noftle, Erik E ^a   Shaver, Phillip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Big Five; Personality; Relationship quality; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645115695     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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