Culture and positive illusions in close relationships: How my relationships are better than yours

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1571-1586

  Endo, Yumi ^a   Heine, Steven J ^b   Lehman, Darrin R ^c  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034346340     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672002612011     Document Type: Article

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