Phenotypic and genetic relationships between vocational interests and personality

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1531-1541

  Harris, Julie Aitken ^a   Vernon, Philip A ^a   Johnson, Andrew M ^a   Jang, Kerry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetics; Personality; Vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646121500     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.11.024     Document Type: Article

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