A Meta-Analysis of the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Academic Performance

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 322-338

  Poropat, Arthur E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic performance; intelligence; meta analysis; moderation; personality

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; META ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHARACTER; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; Q-SORT;

EID: 61849115228     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014996     Document Type: Article

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