Is self-enhancement negatively related to constructive self-criticism? Self-enhancement and self-criticism in Israel and in Japan

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-37

  Kurman, Jenny ^a   Yoshihara Tanaka, Chieko ^b   Elkoshi, Tirza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b NIHON FUKUSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0037251731     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022102239153     Document Type: Article

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