Personality in middle childhood: A hierarchical structure and longitudinal connections with personality in late adolescence

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1456-1462

  Tackett, Jennifer L ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^b   Iacono, William G ^b   McGue, Matt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Factor model; Childhood personality; Personality development; Personality structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349162946     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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