Preference for other persons' traits is dependent on the kind of social relationship

Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 84-94

  Abele, Andrea E ^a   Brack, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual perspective model; Fundamental dimensions of agency and communion; Social relationships; Trait selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876515230     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: 21512590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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