Face concern: Its role on stress-distress relationships among Chinese Americans

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-153

  Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CAPES; Chinese Americans; Distress; Face concern; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646169214     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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