Cultural differences in unrealistic optimism and pessimism: The role of egocentrism and direct versus indirect comparison measures

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1236-1248

  Rose, Jason P ^a,c   Endo, Yumi ^b   Windschitl, Paul D ^a   Suls, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Direct versus indirect method; Egocentrism; Self enhancement; Unrealistic optimism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; IOWA; JAPAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REALITY TESTING; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49149088653     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208319764     Document Type: Article

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