Relations between the Big Five personality traits and dispositional coping in Korean Americans: Acculturation as a moderating factor

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-96

  Roesch, Scott C ^a,c   Wee, Christian ^b   Vaughn, Allison A ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645781516     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590544000112     Document Type: Article

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