Conservative orientation as a determinant of hopelessness

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-347

  Cheung, Chau Kiu ^a   Kwok, Siu Tong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGO; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTHORITARIANISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EGO; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0030170793     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1996.9714012     Document Type: Article

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