Indigenous Measures of Personality Assessment in Asian Countries: A Review

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 280-289

  Cheung, Fanny M ^a   Fai Cheung, Shu ^a   Wada, Sayuri ^c   Zhang, Jianxin ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDIA; JAPAN; KOREA; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONALITY TEST; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ASIA; CULTURE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0142116296     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.15.3.280     Document Type: Review

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