Culture and the development of self-knowledge

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 182-187

  Wang, Qi ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Culture; Narrative; Self concept; Self knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748777659     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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