Is there a universal need for positive self-regard?

Psychological Review

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 766-794

  Heine, Steven J ^c   Markus, Hazel Rose ^d   Lehman, Darrin R ^a   Kitayana, Shinobu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; JAPAN; MOTIVATION; NORTH AMERICA; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MOTIVATION; NORTH AMERICA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033208995     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.106.4.766     Document Type: Article

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