Role of collective self-esteem on youth violence in a collective culture

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Lim, Lena L ^a   Chang, Weining C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allocentrism; Asia; Collective culture; Collective self esteem; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049169646     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701656168     Document Type: Article

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