Individualism-collectivism and global self-esteem: Evidence for a cultural trade-off

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-672

  Tafarodi, Romin W ^b   Swann Jr , William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0030519278     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022196276001     Document Type: Article

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