Optimism and pessimism: A cross- cultural comparison between the Lebanese and the Kuwaitis

Journal of the Social Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-335

  Al Yahfoufi, Najwa ^a   Al Ansari, Bader ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Cultural comparison; Differences; Optimism; Pessimism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 22144474796     PISSN: 02531097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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