Big five personality development in adolescence and adulthood

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-62

  Branje, Susan J T ^a   Van Lieshout, Cornelis F M ^b   Gerris, Jan R M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adulthood; Big Five; Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847230970     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.596     Document Type: Article

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