Data analytic approaches for investigating isomorphism between the individual-level and the cultural-level internal structure

Cross-Cultural Research Methods in Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 273-298

  Fontaine, Johnny R J ^a   Fischer, Ronald ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 80053650519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511779381.014     Document Type: Chapter

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