In Search of East Asian Self-Enhancement

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In Search of East Asian Self-Enhancement

meta-analysis of published cross-cultural studies of self-enhancement reveals pervasive and pronounced differences between East Asians and Westerners. Across 91 comparisons, the average cross-cultural effect was d = .84. The effect emerged in all 30 methods, except for comparisons of implicit self-e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Heine, S., Hamamura, Takeshi
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. 2007
Subjects:	culture/ethnicity self/identity self-presentation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40792

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