Older adults' trait ratings of three age-groups around the Pacific rim

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-171

  Harwood, Jake ^a   Giles, Howard ^b   Mccann, Robert M ^b   Cai, Deb ^c   Somera, Lilnabeth P ^d   Ng, Sik Hung ^e   Gallois, Cynthia ^f   Noels, Kimberly ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age stereotypes; Cross cultural; Older adults; Pacific Rim

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013407162     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010616316082     Document Type: Article

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