Use of food attitudes and behaviors in determination of the personality characteristic of openness: A pilot study

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 254-258

  Rajagopal, Lakshman ^a   Hamouz, Fayrene L ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural sensitivity; Diversity; Education; Openness; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349273643     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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