The influence of self-efficacy and of gender on the performance of social and nonsocial tasks

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 374-389

  Christie, Victoria ^a   Segrin, Chris ^b  

^a Rocky Mountain College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0032344957     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889809365515     Document Type: Article

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