Theory-driven intervention for changing personality: Expectancy value theory, behavioral activation, and conscientiousness

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1442-1450

  Magidson, Jessica F ^a,b   Roberts, Brent W ^c   Collado Rodriguez, Anahi ^a   Lejuez, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation; Bottom up approach to personality change; Conscientiousness; Expectancy value theory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY;

EID: 84904649939     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030583     Document Type: Article

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