Multicultural personality dispositions and trait emotional intelligence: An exploratory study

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 556-576

  Ponterotto, Joseph G ^a   Ruckdeschel, Daniel E ^a   Joseph, Alex C ^a   Tennenbaum, Erica A ^a   Bruno, Annmarie ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural adaptability; cultural competence; multicultural personality; trait emotional intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHARACTER; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052314450     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2010.503718     Document Type: Article

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