A cross-cultural evaluation of temperament: Japan, USA, Poland and Russia

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-75

  Gartstein, Maria A ^a   Slobodskaya, Helena R ^b   Zylicz, Piotr Olaf ^c   Gosztyła, Dorota ^c   Nakagawa, Atsuko ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^d NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparisons; Infancy; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949980365     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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