Adaptation and validation of an estonian version of the general self-efficacy scale (ESES)

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 329-345

  Rimm, Halliki ^a   Jerusalem, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affectivity; Anxiety; Depression; Health; Illness; Self efficacy; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033247268     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615809908250481     Document Type: Article

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