Adult temperament and childbearing over the life course

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-166

  Jokela, Markus ^a,b   Hintsa, Taina ^a   Hintsanen, Mirka ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Fertility; Reproductive success; Temperament and character inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749125464     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.749     Document Type: Article

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