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Peer reviewedMisawa, Gi-ichi; Obata, Fumiya – Japanese Journal of Special Education, 1987
Analysis of vocational adjustment for 109 male and 89 female mentally retarded workers (ages 16-45) indicated that while no single factor predicted vocational success, work-related personality traits and basic work skills should be emphasized. It is concluded that mental retardation and vocational inadequacy should be considered separately.…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Job Performance
Direct linkCarlson, Jon; Kurato, Yoshiya; Ruiz, Elizabeth; Ng, Kok-Mun; Yang, Julia – Family Journal Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2004
The use of knife and fork common in Western cultures has influenced Japanese people not only in terms of eating habits but also Japanese personality characteristics. This influence fosters the notion of segmentation - that all areas of life, including people, can be sectioned into parts and so analyzed. Mind and body are considered two discrete…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Foreign Countries, Values, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedThomae, Hans – Human Development, 1979
Summarizes the major forms of cross-cultural research on personality development and discusses their contribution to developmental research. Also discusses some major issues in research on acculturation. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Sectional Studies
