Conscientiousness

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 658-665

  Mike, Anissa ^a   Harris, Kelci ^a   Roberts, Brent W ^b   Jackson, Joshua J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Big Five personality traits; Conscientiousness; Facets; Personality; Personality assessment; Personality development; Selection effects; Self control; Socialization effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954505752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.25047-2     Document Type: Chapter

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