Timing of stressful life events affects stability and change of neuroticism

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-200

  Riese, Harriëtte ^a   Snieder, Harold ^a   Jeronimus, Bertus F ^a   Korhonen, Tellervo ^b   Rose, Richard J ^c   Kaprio, Jaakko ^b,d   Ormel, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Life events; Neuroticism; Prospective; Twin register

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897981724     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1929     Document Type: Article

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