Effects of cultural tightness and collectivism on self-concept and causal attributions

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-56

  Carpenter, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0034423390     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939710003400103     Document Type: Article

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