Towards an operationalization of the fundamental dimensions of agency and communion: Trait content ratings in five countries considering valence and frequency of word occurrence

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1202-1217

  Abele, Andrea E ^a,b   Uchronski, Mirjam ^a   Suitner, Caterina ^c   Wojciszke, Bogdan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Social Psychology Unit   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

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EID: 57149132396     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.575     Document Type: Article

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