Let Me Tell You What to Do: Cultural Differences in Advice-Giving

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 687-703

  Chentsova Dutton, Yulia E ^a   Vaughn, Alexandra ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advice; Russian culture; social support; solicited help

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862115250     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022111402343     Document Type: Article

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