The general factor of personality: What lies beyond?-II

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-56

  Loehlin, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

General factor of personality (GFP); Personality inventories; Supplementary factors; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867721719     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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