Multicultural personality dispositions and psychological well-being

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-135

  Ponterotto, Joseph G ^a   Costa Wofford, Catarina I ^a   Brobst, Karen Elizabeth ^a   Spelliscy, Dorota ^a   Kacanski, Jaclyn Mendelsohn ^a   Scheinholtz, Jennifer ^a   Martines, Danielle ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cross cultural studies; Interpersonal understanding; Personality; Psychological adjustment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; PERSONALITY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 38449101549     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.147.2.119-135     Document Type: Article

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