When different becomes similar: Compensatory conformity in bicultural visible minorities

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1131-1142

  Tafarodi, Romin W ^a   Kang, So Jin ^a   Milne, Alan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23044532493     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672022811011     Document Type: Article

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