Relationship-enhancement and relative self-effacement

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 387-395

  Endo, Yumi ^a  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Relationship enhancement; Relative self effacement; Self enhancement motive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031324456     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.68.387     Document Type: Article

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