The K-factor, Covitality, and personality

Human Nature

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-73

  Figueredo, Aurelio José ^a,b   Vásquez, Geneva ^a   Brumbach, Barbara Hagenah ^a   Schneider, Stephanie M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

General health; Life history theory; MIDUS; Personality factors; Social privilege theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847193582     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02820846     Document Type: Article

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