Replicating the NEO-PI-R factor structure in African-American older adults

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1279-1288

  Savla, Jyoti ^a   Davey, Adam ^b   Costa Jr , Paul T ^c   Whitfield, Keith E ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Five factor model; Older adults; Personality; Procrustes rotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447343134     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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