On the nature of intraindividual personality variability: Reliability, validity, and associations with well-being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 512-527

  Baird, Brendan M ^a   Le, Kimdy ^a   Lucas, Richard E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraindividual variability; Personality consistency; Self concept differentiation; Trait consistency; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STUDENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745078925     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.3.512     Document Type: Article

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