The Day-to-Day Effects of Conscientiousness on Well-Being

Research in Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-25

  Smith, Jacqui ^a   Ryan, Lindsay H ^a   Röcke, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84874496506     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2013.760257     Document Type: Article

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