Social role and birth cohort influences on gender-linked personality traits in women: A 20-year longitudinal analysis

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 944-958

  Kasen, Stephanie ^a   Chen, Henian ^b   Sneed, Joel ^b   Crawford, Thomas ^b   Cohen, Patricia ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult personality development; Age related changes; Femininity; Marital role; Masculinity; Middle age; Personality trait change; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFLICT; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; COHORT EFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33750359855     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.944     Document Type: Article

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