TEMPS-A[p] temperament profile related to professional choice. A study in 1548 applicants to become a cadet officer in the Italian air force

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 314-318

  Maremmani, Icro ^a,b   Dell'Osso, Liliana ^a   Rovai, Luca ^a   Pacini, Matteo ^b   Arduino, Gualberto ^c   Montagnari, Antonio ^c   Abbenante, Domenico ^c   Maremmani, Angelo G I ^a   Giulio, Perugi ^a,b   Akiskal, Kareen ^e   Akiskal, Hagop ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c Italian Air Force   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective temperaments; Cyclothymiacs temperament; Hyperthymic temperament; Professional choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOLISM; CAREER CHOICE; CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; ITALY; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953689949     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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