My nation, my self: Divergent framings of America influence American Selves

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-364

  Hamedani, Mar Yam G ^a   Markus, Hazel Rose ^a   Fu, Alyssa S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

America; conjoint agency; disjoint agency; nation; self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751505298     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211398139     Document Type: Article

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