Age Differences in Personality: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Australian Sample

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1353-1363

  Lucas, Richard E ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age differences; and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey; Big Five; Household; Income; personality development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249114128     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013914     Document Type: Article

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