Sex differences in autonomy-connectedness: The role of personality factors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-17

  van Assen, Marcel A L M ^a   Bekker, Marrie H J ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Big Five; Connectedness; Gender differences; Mediation; Sensitivity to others

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649163201     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.039     Document Type: Article

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