Acquaintance reports of personality and academic achievement: A case for conscientiousness

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 221-229

  Wagerman, Seth A ^a   Funder, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Acquaintance reports; College academic achievement; Conscientiousness; Personality traits; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846798031     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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