Other-rated personality and academic performance: Evidence and implications

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-32

  Poropat, Arthur E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Five Factor Model; Meta analysis; Other ratings; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902344972     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

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