The emperor's clothes: Assessing the validity of scores on the Tennessee self-concept scale

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 150-163

  Bishop, Sheryl L ^a   Walling, David P ^b   Walker, Betty A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031541610     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164497057001011     Document Type: Article

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