Self-Construal as a Mediator Between Identity Structure and Subjective Well-Being

Current Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 130-154

  Pilarska, Aleksandra ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Identity structure; Independent self construal; Interdependent self construal; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901032729     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-013-9202-5     Document Type: Article

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