Personality and psychological well-being of adolescents: The moderating role of emotional intelligence

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 785-794

  Salami, Samuel O ^a  

^a KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Big Five; Emotional intelligence; Personality; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960092721     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.6.785     Document Type: Article

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