Evaluating the college sophomore problem: The case of personality and politics

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-37

  Cooper, Christopher A ^a   McCord, David M ^a   Socha, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college sophomore problem; five factor model; personality; politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649997928     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2010.528074     Document Type: Article

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