Associations between personality traits and psychological well-being across time in middle adulthood

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 748-756

  Kokko, Katja ^a   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Pulkkinen, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agreeableness; Conscientiousness; Emotional well being; Extraversion; Latent growth curve analysis; Longitudinal study; Middle adulthood; Neuroticism; Openness; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883011881     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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