Individualism/collectivism and academic self-enhancement in New Zealand māori university students

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-151

  Tassell, Natasha A ^a   Flett, Ross A ^a   Gavala, Jhanitra R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Indigenous; Individualism; M ori; Self enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951605009     PISSN: 18344909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/prp.4.2.138     Document Type: Article

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