Internalization of the Japanese cultural view of self through social comparison: A developmental analysis based on cross-sectional data

Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 465-475

  Takata, Toshitake ^a  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental change; Independent interdependent self view; Japanese culture; Perceived source of self knowledge; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036962673     PISSN: 00215015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5926/jjep1953.50.4_465     Document Type: Article

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