Character: The Prospects for a Personality-Based Perspective on Morality

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 178-191

  Fleeson, William ^a   Furr, R Michael ^a   Jayawickreme, Eranda ^a   Meindl, Peter ^a   Helzer, Erik G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897423995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12094     Document Type: Article

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