What do we know when we know a person across contexts? Examining self-concept differentiation at the three levels of personality

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 376-389

  Dunlop, William L ^a   Walker, Lawrence J ^a   Wiens, Thomas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral traits; Life narratives; Personal goals; Psychological adjustment; Self concept differentiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL TRAITS; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE NARRATIVES; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL GOALS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-CONCEPT DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

BEHAVIORAL TRAITS; LIFE NARRATIVES; PERSONAL GOALS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; SELF-CONCEPT DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84880308323     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12018     Document Type: Article

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