A cross-societal comparative study of Beijing and Hong Kong children's self-concept

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 511-524

  Hui, Anna ^a   Lau, Sing ^a   Li, Chun Sau ^a   Tong, Toby ^a   Zhang, Jie Lian ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Grade five children; Grade three children; Hong Kong; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745598194     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.5.511     Document Type: Article

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