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Special Section: Self-regulation in the Context of Health and Illness

A Big Five approach to self-regulation: personality traits and health trajectories in the Hawaii longitudinal study of personality and health

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Pages 152-162 | Received 06 Mar 2015, Accepted 04 Jun 2015, Published online: 21 Jul 2015

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