Culture and interpersonal conflict resolution styles: Role of acculturation

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-269

  Kim Jo, Tina ^a   Benet Martínez, Verónica ^a   Ozer, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Biculturalism; Conflict resolution styles; Cultural encapsulation; Korean Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249089201     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022109354643     Document Type: Article

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