Two facets of self-knowledge: Cross-cultural development of measures in Iran and the United States

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 238-268

  Ghorbani, Nima ^a   Watson, P J ^b   Bing, Mark N ^b   Davison, H Kristl ^c   LeBreton, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiential self knowledge; Iran; Personality; Reflective self knowledge; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442502513     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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