De-investment in work and non-normative personality trait change in young adulthood

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 461-474

  Roberts, Brent W ^a   Walton, Kate ^a   Bogg, Tim ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

De investment; Personality change; Personality traits; Social investment; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750563410     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.607     Document Type: Article

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