Can i make my own decision? A cross-cultural study of perceived social network influence in mate selection

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-23

  Zhang, Shuangyue ^a   Kline, Susan L ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Collectivism; Guanxi (network connection); Individualism; Mate selection; Romantic relationships; Social network; Xiao (filial piety)

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349093704     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022108326192     Document Type: Article

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