Agency and communion attributes in adults' spontaneous self-representations

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Diehl, Manfred ^a   Owen, Stephanie K ^b   Youngblade, Lise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0942287895     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000226     Document Type: Review

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