Narrating Personality Change

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 679-689

  Lodi Smith, Jennifer ^a   Geise, Aaron C ^a   Roberts, Brent W ^a   Robins, Richard W ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

identity; maturity; narratives; personality change; personality development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CALIFORNIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PROCESSES; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649168712     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014611     Document Type: Article

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