Dispositional optimism and coping with academic examinations

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-27

  Lai, Julian C L ^a   Wan, Wendy ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030202966     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.1.23     Document Type: Article

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