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The Big Five Personality Traits and the Life Course

A 45-Year Longitudinal Study

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ID11068074
AuthorsStephen Soldz (0000-0002-3838-9352, Harvard University), George E Vaillant (Harvard University)
Year1999
Volume33
Issue2
Pages208-232
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research in Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-6566 • E-ISSN: 1095-7251
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1006/jrpe.1999.2243
OpenAlexW2154374262
LanguageEN
Citations received90
References cited60

Big Five personality traits · Big Five personality traits and culture · Conscientiousness · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Life course approach · Maturity (psychological) · Neuroticism · Openness to experience · Personality · Trait · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year3,33
Citation span1999 - 2026 (28)
Citation velocitycurrent
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