Regulatory Focus as an Explanatory Variable for Cross-Cultural Differences in Achievement-Related Behavior

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 171-190

  Kurman, Jenny ^a   Liem, Gregory Arief ^b   Ivancovsky, Tal ^a   Morio, Hiroaki ^c   Lee, Joo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

achievement; creativity; culture; individualism collectivism; initiation; mastery goals; regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920066562     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022114558090     Document Type: Article

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