Age differences in temperament, character and depressive mood: A cross-sectional study

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-275

  Trouillet, Raphaël ^a   Gana, Kamel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HARM REDUCTION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PERSONALITY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIGION; REWARD; SELF TRANSCENDENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAXONOMY; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHARACTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPIRITUALITY; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51849136559     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.580     Document Type: Article

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