The Letter of Recommendation Effect in Informant Ratings of Personality

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 668-682

  Leising, Daniel ^a   Erbs, Julia ^a   Fritz, Ulrike ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Big Five; informant; personality; rating; self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF CONCEPT; WRITING;

ADULT; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77949988189     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018771     Document Type: Article

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