Investigating the goldilocks hypothesis: The non-linear impact of positive trait change on well-being

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 4952747-

  Martin, Chris C ^a   Keyes, Corey L M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUROTISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84941286992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131316     Document Type: Article

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