Bridging the idiographic-nomothetic divide: A follow-up study

Journal of Personality

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1191-1218

  Grice, James W ^a   Jackson, Bobby J ^a   McDaniel, Brenda L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745296249     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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