Modeling bivariate change in individual differences: Prospective associations between personality and life satisfaction

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2018, Pages e12-e29

  Hounkpatin, Hilda Osafo ^a   Boyce, Christopher J ^b   Dunn, Graham ^c   Wood, Alex M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Latent change score model; Life satisfaction; Personality; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85029536204     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000161     Document Type: Article

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