The nature of playfulness in young adults

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 949-958

  Barnett, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult play; Playfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250746541     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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