Self-esteem: Moderator or mediator between perceived stress and expectancy of success?

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 635-641

  Abel, Millicent H ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030265523     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.635     Document Type: Article

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