The person-oriented versus the variable-oriented approach: Are they complementary, opposites, or exploring different worlds?

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 601-632

  Bergman, Lars R ^a,b   Trost, Kari ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Sweden)

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EID: 33751021365     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2006.0023     Document Type: Article

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