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ERIC Number: EJ438445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Depression and Self-Enhancement among Japanese and American Students.
Hymes, Robert W.; Akiyama, M. Michael
Journal of Social Psychology, v131 n3 p321-34 Jun 1991
Presents results of a study examining the cultural generalizability of the negative relationship between depression and self-enhancement in Japanese and U.S. students. Reports that Japanese students were found to be more depressed and less self-serving than U.S. students. Concludes that, relative to U.S. students, Japanese students had a negative self-schema. (DK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Psychological Studies, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Social Psychology, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Zung Self Rating Depression Scale
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