Normality Evaluations and Their Relation to Personality Traits and Well-Being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 861-879

  Wood, Dustin ^a   Gosling, Samuel D ^b   Potter, Jeff ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Independent Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

age norms; normal; normality evaluations; norms; personality development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 36048975405     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.5.861     Document Type: Article

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