The Hierarchical Structure of Childhood Personality in Five Countries: Continuity From Early Childhood to Early Adolescence

Journal of Personality

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 847-879

  Tackett, Jennifer L ^a   Slobodskaya, Helena R ^b   Mar, Raymond A ^c   Deal, James ^d   Halverson, Charles F ^e   Baker, Spencer R ^f   Pavlopoulos, Vassilis ^g   Besevegis, Elias ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINA; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RUSSIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863776965     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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