Personality stability from age 14 to age 77 years

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 862-874

  Harris, Mathew A ^a   Brett, Caroline E ^a,b   Johnson, Wendy ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 Day Sample; Aging; Differential stability; Longitudinal study; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; MOOD; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85003794068     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000133     Document Type: Article

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