Collectivism and the meaning of suffering

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1023-1039

  Sullivan, Daniel ^a   Landau, Mark J ^a   Kay, Aaron C ^b   Rothschild, Zachary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Individualism; Moral foundations; Repressive suffering construal; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MORALITY; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MORALS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874460294     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030382     Document Type: Article

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