Gender differences in personality traits across cultures: Robust and surprising findings

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 322-331

  Costa Jr , Paul T ^a,b   Terracciano, Antonio ^a   McCrae, Robert R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PERU; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERU; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047682946     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.2.322     Document Type: Article

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