Congruence and functions of personal and cultural values: Do my values reflect my culture's values?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1419-1431

  Fischer, Ronald ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Culture; Individualism collectivism; Level of analysis; Referent effects; Values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERU; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERU; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749635423     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206291425     Document Type: Article

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