Neuroticism and Extraversion in youth predict mental wellbeing and life satisfaction 40 years later

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 687-697

  Gale, Catharine R ^a,b   Booth, Tom ^b   Mõttus, René ^b,c   Kuh, Diana ^d   Deary, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Extraversion; Life satisfaction; Neuroticism; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881233831     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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