Personality types during transition to young adulthood: How are they related to life situation and well-being?

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 753-762

  Leikas, S ^a   Salmela Aro, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Personality development; Personality types; Well being; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANTIRESILIENT PERSONALITY; ARTICLE; AVERAGE PERSONALITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OVERCONTROLLING PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RESILIENT PERSONALITY; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; LIFE EVENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902382933     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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