The utility of personality variables and behaviorally-based measures in the prediction of risk-taking behavior

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 203-214

  Skeel, Reid L ^a   Neudecker, John ^a   Pilarski, Carrie ^a   Pytlak, Kimberley ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropsychology; Personality; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947599341     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.11.025     Document Type: Article

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