Stability and change in personality traits from late adolescence to early adulthood: A longitudinal twin study

Journal of Personality

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-266

  Blonigen, Daniel M ^a   Carlson, Marie D ^a   Hicks, Brian M ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^a   Iacono, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TWINS;

EID: 41449110530     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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