Longitudinal Interrelationships Between Frequent Geographic Relocation and Personality Development: Results From the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 285-292

  Lin, Kuan Chia ^a,b   Twisk, Jos W R ^c   Rong, Jiin Ru ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amsterdam Growth and health longitudinal study; Geographic relocation; Longitudinal study; Personality characteristics; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOGRAPHIC RELOCATION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79954517123     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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