Reproductive behavior and personality traits of the Five Factor Model

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 487-500

  Jokela, Markus ^a   Alvergne, Alexandra ^b   Pollet, Thomas V ^c   Lummaa, Virpi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Family and marriage; Social and personal relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355154015     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.822     Document Type: Article

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