Not all Conscientiousness Scales Change Alike: A Multimethod, Multisample Study of Age Differences in the Facets of Conscientiousness

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 446-459

  Jackson, Joshua J ^a   Bogg, Tim ^b   Walton, Kate E ^c   Wood, Dustin ^d   Harms, Peter D ^e   Lodi Smith, Jennifer ^f   Edmonds, Grant W ^a   Roberts, Brent W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

age differences; conscientiousness; facets; observer reports; personality development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749093088     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014156     Document Type: Article

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