A study of personality in children aged 8-12 years: Comparing self- and parents' ratings

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 575-588

  Quartier, Vincent ^a   Rossier, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Five factor model; HiPIC; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249115576     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.689     Document Type: Article

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