Clarifying the relation between neuroticism and positive emotions

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-72

  Ng, Weiting ^a  

^a SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Negative emotions; Neuroticism; Positive emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649085947     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.049     Document Type: Article

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