The conceptualization and expression of intimacy in Japan and the United States

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 303-319

  Seki, Kyoko ^a   Matsumoto, David ^a   Imahori, T Todd ^b,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seinan Gakuin Daigaku ^*  (Japan)

^c SEINAN GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 23044532307     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022102033003006     Document Type: Review

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