A short measure of the need for affect

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 418-426

  Appel, Markus ^a   Gnambs, Timo ^b   Maio, Gregory R ^c  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862842622     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.666921     Document Type: Article

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