Mood instability is the distinctive feature of neuroticism. Results from the British Health and Lifestyle Study (HALS)

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 896-900

  Bowen, Rudy ^a   Balbuena, Lloyd ^a   Leuschen, Carla ^a   Baetz, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follow up; Mood instability; Mood swings; Neurosis; Neuroticism; Prediction; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865561416     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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