Does personality moderate reaction and adaptation to major life events? Analysis of life satisfaction and affect in an Australian national sample

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-77

  Anusic, Ivana ^a   Yap, Stevie C Y ^a   Lucas, Richard E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Happiness; HILDA; Life events; Negative affect; Personality; Positive affect; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902194699     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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