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  1. Department of Psychology & University Research Priority Program “Dynamics of Healthy Aging”, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Chantal Gerl, Mirjam Stieger & Mathias Allemand

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Gerl, C., Stieger, M., Allemand, M. (2018). Developmental Changes in Personality Traits. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1857-1

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