Do Chinese self-enhance or self-efface? It's a matter of domain

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 399-406

  Yik, Michelle S M ^a   Bond, Michael H ^b   Paulhus, Delroy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032219985     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298244006     Document Type: Article

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