How Sensation Seeking provides a common basis for functional and dysfunctional outcomes

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-36

  Jackson, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional behavior; Entrepreneurial Intentions; Hybrid Model of Learning in Personality; Learning; Learning styles profiler; Mediation; Sensation Seeking; Suppression; Work performance; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751527849     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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