An examination of psychometric properties of Bandura's multidimensional scales of perceived self-efficacy

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-196

  Miller, Janice Williams ^a   Coombs, William T ^a   Fuqua, Dale R ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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