Conscientiousness, health, and aging: The life course of personality model

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1407-1425

  Shanahan, Michael J ^a   Hill, Patrick L ^b   Roberts, Brent W ^b   Eccles, Jacquelynne ^c   Friedman, Howard S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Conscientiousness; Health; Life course

Indexed keywords

AGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922271577     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031130     Document Type: Article

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