Psychometric properties of the self-perception profile for children in a biracial cohort of adolescent girls: The NHLBI growth and health study

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 260-275

  Schumann, Barbara C ^b   Striegel Moore, Ruth H ^c   McMahon, Robert P ^c   Waclawiw, Myron A ^c   Morrison, John A ^a   Schreiber, George B ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PSYCHOMETRY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032719585     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7302_5     Document Type: Review

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