Psychiatry Research
Volume 109, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44 , 31 January 2002

Five-factor personality measures in Chinese university students: effects of one-child policy?

  • Wei Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuropsychology, Anhui Institute of Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, LuJiangLu 17, Hefei, Anhui 230001, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +86-551-2652797 ext. 3273; fax: +86-551-2646997
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  • Wuying Du

      Affiliations

    • Department of Basic Sciences, Southern Anhui Medical College, Wuhu, PR China
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  • Ping Liu

      Affiliations

    • Center of Psychological Counseling, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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  • Jianhui Liu

      Affiliations

    • Center of Psychological Counseling, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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  • Yehan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuropsychology, Anhui Institute of Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, LuJiangLu 17, Hefei, Anhui 230001, PR China

Received 8 September 2000 ,Revised 13 June 2001 ,Accepted 16 August 2001.

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