Birth-Cohort Effects in the Association Between Personality and Fertility

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 835-841

  Jokela, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

evolutionary psychology; personality; social behavior; sociocultural factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865055387     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612439067     Document Type: Article

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