Culture, Visual Perspective, and the Effect of Material Success on Perceived Life Quality

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-372

  Wirtz, Derrick ^a   Scollon, Christie Napa ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

intersubjective perceptions; material success; perceived life quality; visual perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858212079     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022111432292     Document Type: Article

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