The Eriksonian life story: Developmental scripts and psychosocial adaptation

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-161

  Wilt, Joshua ^a   Cox, Keith S ^a   McAdams, Dan P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; Development; Narrative identity; Psychosocial adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955094743     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-010-9093-8     Document Type: Article

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