Personality Trait Changes Among Young Finns: The Role of Life Events and Transitions

Journal of Personality

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-126

  Leikas, Sointu ^a   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADULT; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY TESTS; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920941724     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12088     Document Type: Article

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