The general factor of personality: Evaluating the evidence from meta-analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and evolutionary theory

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 775-778

  Muncer, Steven J ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFA; Evolutionary theory; General factor of personality; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961209902     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.029     Document Type: Article

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