Implicit theories and self-perceptions of traitedness across cultures: Toward integration of cultural and trait psychology perspectives

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 694-716

  Church, A Timothy ^a   Katigbak, Marcia S ^a   Del Prado, Alicia M ^a,b   Ortiz, Fernando A ^c   Mastor, Khairul A ^d   Harumi, Yu ^e   Tanaka Matsumi, Junko ^d   Vargas Flores, José De Jesús ^f   Ibáñez Reyes, Joselina ^f   White, Fiona A ^g   Miramontes, Lilia G ^a   Reyes, Jose Alberto S ^h   Cabrera, Helena F ⁱ  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Cultural psychology; Implicit theories; Self construals; Self monitoring; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749605103     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022106292078     Document Type: Article

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