The role of personality in predicting repeat participation in periodic health screening

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 452-464

  Armon, Galit ^a   Toker, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Big five; Five factor model; Health behaviors; Health screening; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIG FIVE; FEMALE; FIVE FACTOR MODEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST;

BIG FIVE; FIVE FACTOR MODEL; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; HEALTH SCREENING; PERSONALITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84883450810     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12021     Document Type: Article

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