Stability and change of ego resiliency from late adolescence to young adulthood: A multiperspective study using the ER89-R scale

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-221

  Vecchione, Michele ^a   Alessandri, Guido ^a   Barbaranelli, Claudio ^a   Gerbino, Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951449187     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891003670166     Document Type: Article

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