On correlated change in personality

European Psychologist

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 237-253

  Allemand, Mathias ^a   Martin, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Change and stability; Commonality in change; Correlated change; Longitudinal; Personality development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009957924     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: 1878531X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000256     Document Type: Review

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