A Microlongitudinal Study of the Linkages Among Personality Traits, Self-Regulation, and Stress in Older Adults

Research in Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-46

  Hooker, Karen ^a   Choun, Soyoung ^a   Mejía, Shannon ^a   Pham, Tuan ^a   Metoyer, Ron ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874487978     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2013.760258     Document Type: Article

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