The construct of impulsivity revisited

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 681-691

  Leshem, Rotem ^a   Glicksohn, Joseph ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Impulsivity; Organismic developmental approach; Venturesomeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250724982     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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