Neuroticism, daily hassles, and depressive symptoms: An examination of moderating and mediating effects

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1367-1378

  Hutchinson, James G ^a   Williams, Paula G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily hassles; Depressive symptoms; Neuroticism; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947168311     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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