A general mechanism for linking personality traits to affect, motivation, and action

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 64-71

  Petrides, K V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belimp theory; Confidence; Expectancy value; Personality processes; Self discrepancy; Self efficacy; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651469184     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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