Self-construals and values in different cultural and socioeconomic contexts

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-306

  Imamoĝklu, E Olcay ^a   Karakitapoĝklu Aygüun, Zahide ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balanced integration differentiation model; Cultural and socioeconomic status differences; Gender differences; Individualism collectivism; Individuation; Relatedness; Self construals; Values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27844498273     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/MONO.130.4.277-306     Document Type: Article

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