Mechanisms by which childhood personality traits influence adult well-being

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 264-268

  Hampson, Sarah E ^a,b  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood personality; Health behaviors; Mechanisms; Self regulation; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449084143     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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