Sensory-processing sensitivity moderates the association between childhood experiences and adult life satisfaction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-29

  Booth, Charlotte ^a   Standage, Helen ^b   Fox, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential susceptibility; Life satisfaction; Personality; Sensory processing sensitivity; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937885251     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

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