Escapable conclusions: Toomela (2003) and the universality of trait structure

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-265

  Allik, Jüri ^a,b   McCrae, Robert R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Estonian Ctr Behav/Hlth Sciences   (Estonia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

ADULT; COGNITION; CULTURE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 3543044403     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.87.2.261     Document Type: Review

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