Self-perceptions of ageing from a cross-cultural perspective: do collectivist cultures provide a buffering effect for the impact of negative stereotypes about age?
@inproceedings{Ginnivan2017SelfperceptionsOA, title={Self-perceptions of ageing from a cross-cultural perspective: do collectivist cultures provide a buffering effect for the impact of negative stereotypes about age?}, author={Natasha Ginnivan}, year={2017} }
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