A head-to-head comparison of big-five types and traits in the prediction of social attitudes: Further evidence for a five-cluster typology

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 138-149

  Roth, Marcus ^a   von Collani, Gernot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Big Five; Head to head comparison; Social attitudes; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549089512     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.28.3.138     Document Type: Article

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