Culture and the behavioural manifestations of traits: An application of the act frequency approach

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-417

  Church, A Timothy ^a   Katigbak, Marcia S ^a   Miramontes, Lilia G ^a   Del Prado, Alicia M ^a   Cabrera, Helena F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Act Frequency Approach; Big five; Culture; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250773484     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.631     Document Type: Article

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