Dialectical thinking and creativity among young adults: A postformal operations perspective

Psychological Reports

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-92

  Yang, Chao Chin ^a   Wan, Chin Shen ^b   Chiou, Wen Bin ^c  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; THINKING;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; TAIWAN; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950999157     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.106.1.79-92     Document Type: Article

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