American individualism rises and falls with the economy: Cross-temporal evidence that individualism declines when the economy falters

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 567-584

  Bianchi, Emily C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Individualism; Interdependence; Recessions; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84988850599     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000114     Document Type: Article

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