Association of personality with physical, social, and mental activities across the lifespan: Findings from US and French samples

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 564-580

  Stephan, Yannick ^a   Boiché, Julie ^a   Canada, Brice ^b   Terracciano, Antonio ^c  

^a University of Montpellier   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908146690     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12056     Document Type: Article

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