The enduring impact of maladaptive personality traits on relationship quality and health in later life

Journal of Personality

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 493-501

  Gleason, Marci E J ^a   Weinstein, Yana ^b   Balsis, Steve ^c   Oltmanns, Thomas F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84911412384     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12068     Document Type: Article

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