Congruence between social values and implicit motives: Effects on life satisfaction across three cultures

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-324

  Hofer, Jan ^a   Chasiotis, Athanasios ^a   Campos, Domingo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

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EID: 33745837849     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.590     Document Type: Article

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