Gender differences in patterns of association between prosocial behavior, personality, and externalizing problems

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 472-481

  Pursell, Gwen R ^a   Laursen, Brett ^a   Rubin, Kenneth H ^b   Booth LaForce, Cathryn ^c   Rose Krasnor, Linda ^d  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649121055     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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