Can agreeableness turn gray skies blue? a role for agreeableness in moderating neuroticism-linked dysphoria

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 436-462

  Ode, Scott ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650703803     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.4.436     Document Type: Article

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