A putatively general factor of personality (GFP) is not so general: A demonstration with the NEO PI-R

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-40

  Holden, Ronald R ^a   Marjanovic, Zdravko ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Big Five; General factor of personality; NEO PI R; Personality structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455212682     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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