Cultural differences in selfand other-evaluations and well-being: A study of European and Asian Canadians

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 856-873

  Kim, Hyunji ^a   Schimmack, Ulrich ^a   Oishi, Shigehiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Canadians; Culture; European Canadians; Evaluative bias; Halo alpha beta model; Multimethod; Other evaluation; Personality; Positive self perception; Self evaluation; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864516497     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026803     Document Type: Article

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