Is self-esteem a universal need? Evidence from the People's Republic of China

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-120

  Cai, Huajian ^a   Wu, Qiuping ^a   Brown, Jonathon D ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Self enhancement; Self esteem; Self love

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649118984     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2009.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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