Parental free descriptions of child personality: Applicability of the five-factor model taxonomy from infancy through pre-school years

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-162

  Zupančič, Maja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Five Factor Model; Free description; Infants toddlers; Pre school children

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344223117     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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