Personality, identity styles and authoritarianism: An integrative study among late adolescents

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-417

  Duriez, Bart ^a   Soenens, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Identity styles; Personality; Right wing authoritarianism; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748301932     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.589     Document Type: Article

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