Cultural variation in the motivational standards of self-enhancement and self-criticism among bicultural Asian American and Anglo American students

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 904-911

  Zusho, Akane ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; American; Asian American; Self criticism; Self enhancement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50949108142     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701838121     Document Type: Article

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