Temperamental traits of women applying for a type of job that has been characterized historically by male identity: The military career as case study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 275-279

  Maremmani, Icro ^a,b   Dell'Osso, Liliana ^a   Rovai, Luca ^a   Arduino, Gualberto ^c   Maremmani, Angelo Giovanni Icro ^a,b   Schiavi, Elisa ^a   Perugi, Giulio ^a,b   Akiskal, Kareen ^e   Akiskal, Hagop S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c Italian Air Force   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective temperaments; Gender differences; Professional choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT; TEMPERAMENT EVALUATION OF MEMPHIS, PISA, PARIS AND SAN DIEGO SELF QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953172875     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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