Neuroticism and the Architecture of the Self: Exploring Neuroticism as a Moderator of the Impact of Ideal Self-Discrepancies on Emotion

Journal of Personality

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 471-492

  Wasylkiw, Louise ^a   Fabrigar, Leandre R ^b   Rainboth, Sarah ^b   Reid, Adam ^c   Steen, Christina ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77953923272     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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