A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement, explanatory variables, and adjustment

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1169-1201

  Church, A Timothy ^a   Katigbak, Marcia S ^a   del Prado, Alicia M ^a   Valdez Medina, José Luis ^b   Miramontes, Lilia G ^a   Ortiz, Fernando A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Culture; Implicit theories; Individualism collectivism; Self enhancement; Self monitoring; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751285800     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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