Most of the Girls Are Alright, but Some Aren't: Personality Trajectory Groups From Ages 14 to 24 and Some Associations With Outcomes

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-284

  Johnson, Wendy ^a,b   Hicks, Brian M ^b   McGue, Matt ^b   Iacono, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; longitudinal study; personality development; trajectory classes; young adult outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; TWINS;

EID: 34548833011     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.2.266     Document Type: Article

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