The psychology of strengths and weaknesses: Assessing self-enhancing and self-critical tendencies in Eastern and Western cultures

Self and Identity

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-212

  Lo, Christopher ^a   Helwig, Charles C ^b   Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua ^c   Ohashi, Megumi M ^d   Cheng, Clara Michelle ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d TOKYO FUTURE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Self criticism; Self enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952511169     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298861003751272     Document Type: Article

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