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Distinguishing between wisdom and wisdom-related psychological constructs for a parsimonious model of wisdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2022

Chao S. Hu Open the ORCID record for Chao S. Hu [Opens in a new window]  and
Harley Glassman
Chao S. Hu*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Humanities, School of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing, P.R. China Psychological Research & Education Centre, School of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing, P.R. China
Harley Glassman
Affiliation:
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Email: chaohu@seu.edu.cn
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 7: Issue Theme: Wisdom, Loneliness, and Other Behavioral Traits , July 2022 , pp. 597 - 599
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