Higher-order factors of the Big Five predict exploration and threat in life stories

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 613-621

  Wilt, Joshua ^a   Olson, Bradley D ^b   McAdams, Dan P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; Life stories; Narrative identity; Plasticity; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455154395     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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