Neuroticism, negative affect, and negative affect instability: Establishing convergent and discriminant validity using ecological momentary assessment

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 873-877

  Miller, Drew J ^a   Vachon, David D ^a   Lynam, Donald R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective instability; Ecological momentary assessment; Neuroticism; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849092702     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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