Identification of the healthy neurotic: Personality traits predict smoking after disease onset

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-69

  Weston, Sara J ^a   Jackson, Joshua J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Disease response; Healthy neurotic; Interaction; Neuroticism; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900352841     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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