Openness and ambiguity intolerance: Their differential relations to well-being in the context of an academic life transition

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-223

  Bardi, Anat ^a   Guerra, Valeschka M ^b   Ramdeny, G Sharadeh D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Ambiguity intolerance; Challenge and threat appraisals; Life transitions; Openness; Personality traits; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349217806     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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