Age-cognition relations and the personality trait of Conscientiousness

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 529-534

  Soubelet, Andrea ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Cognition; Conscientiousness; Education; Mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455131698     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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