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Allocentrism

By: Yu-Wei Wang & Frances C. Shen
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology

Allocentrism is a personality trait that characterizes the attitudinal, cognitive, affective, and behavioral patterns and preferences shared among people of a collectivist culture. Among those who are allocentric, self is defined as more interdependent ...

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  Wang, Y., & Shen, F. (2008). Allocentrism. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 972-972). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n312
  
  Wang, Yu-Wei, and Frances C. Shen. "Allocentrism." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 972-972. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n312.
  
  Wang, Y. and Shen, F. 2008. Allocentrism. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 972 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n312> [Accessed 5 Mar 2021].
  
  Wang, Yu-Wei and Frances C. Shen. "Allocentrism." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 972-972. SAGE Knowledge. 5 Mar 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n312.
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