Patterns and Sources of Adult Personality Development: Growth Curve Analyses of the NEO PI-R Scales in a Longitudinal Twin Study

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-155

  Bleidorn, Wiebke ^a   Kandler, Christian ^a   Riemann, Rainer ^a   Angleitner, Alois ^a   Spinath, Frank M ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

five factor model of personality; growth curve analysis; personality development; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650410489     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015434     Document Type: Article

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