Idiosyncratic versus social consensus approaches to personality: Self-view, perceived, and peer-view similarity

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 121-141

  Van Zalk, Maarten ^a   Denissen, Jaap ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Big five; Friendship formation; Peer ratings; Perceived similarity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84933179204     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000035     Document Type: Article

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