Are you in a healthy relationship? Linking conscientiousness to health via implementing and immunizing behaviors

Journal of Personality

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 485-492

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Nickel, Lauren B ^b   Roberts, Brent W ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SPOUSES; VIRTUES;

EID: 84911452356     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12051     Document Type: Article

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