Understanding the relational self: An inter-generational study in the Netherlands and Greece

European Psychologist

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-189

  Pouliasi, Katerina ^a   Verkuyten, Maykel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive mode; Inter generational cultural context; Relational self; Social self

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864360769     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000095     Document Type: Review

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