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Individual and relational conceptions of self in India and the United States
Author(s) -
Mascolo Michael F.,
Misra Girishwar,
Rapisardi Christopher
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.101
Subject(s) - psychology , relational theory , sample (material) , developmental psychology , social psychology , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics
Abstract A comparison involving individuals in urban areas of India and the United States reveals both individual and relational concepts of self in each sample. However, cultural differences arose in specific ways in which individual and relational concepts are constructed.