The relationship between virtues and personality traits of Chinese college students

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1379-1386

  Mu, Shou Kuan ^a  

^a MINNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese college students; Personality traits; Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire; Virtue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930474330     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.10.1379     Document Type: Article

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