The (in)validity of self-construal scales revisited

Human Communication Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-308

  Levine, Timothy R ^a   Bresnahan, Mary Jiang ^a   Park, Hee Sun ^a   Lapinski, Maria Knight ^b   Lee, Tai Sik ^c,d   Lee, Dong Wook ^c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0038335741     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/29.2.291     Document Type: Review

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