The Dynamic Role of Personality States in Mediating the Relationship Between Extraversion and Positive Affect

Journal of Personality

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1205-1236

  Wilt, Joshua ^a   Noftle, Erik E ^b   Fleeson, William ^c   Spain, Jana S ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866769528     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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