The Power of Personality: The Comparative Validity of Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Ability for Predicting Important Life Outcomes

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-345

  Roberts, Brent W ^a   Kuncel, Nathan R ^b   Shiner, Rebecca ^c   Caspi, Avshalom ^d   Goldberg, Lewis R ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84993725089     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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