Persons, situations, and behaviors: Consistency and variability of different behaviors in four interpersonal situations

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1007-1022

  Leikas, Sointu ^a   Lönnqvist, Jan Erik ^a   Verkasalo, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavioral consistency; Big Five; Interpersonal theory; Person Situation interactions; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874460920     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030385     Document Type: Article

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