Evaluating the evidence for pancultural self-enhancement

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-203

  Sedikides, Constantine ^a   Gaertner, Lowell ^b   Vevea, Jack L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pancultural self enhancement; Self enhancement; Tactical self enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547817060     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2007.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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