Academic interests and perceived competence in American, Japanese, and Korean children

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-50

  Henderson, Bruce B ^a   Marx, Melvin H ^b   Yung Che, Kim ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033476637     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022199030001002     Document Type: Article

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