The effects of culture and gender on perceived self-other similarity in personality

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-21

  Ott Holland, Catherine J ^a   Huang, Jason L ^b   Ryan, Ann Marie ^a   Elizondo, Fabian ^c   Wadlington, Patrick L ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Birkman International   (United States)

Author keywords

Assumed similarity; Collectivism; Culture; Distinctive similarity; Gender; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906667297     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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