The role of personality factors in the dynamics of context and psychological well-being

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-114

  Temane, Q Michael ^a   Wissing, Marié P ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agreeableness; Context; Extraversion; Personality factors; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749152640     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2008.10820177     Document Type: Article

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