The Development and Construct Validation of a Spanish Version of an Academic Self-Concept Scale for Middle School Hispanic Students from Families of Low Socioeconomic Levels

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-62

  Menjares, Pete C ^a   Michael, William B ^b   Rueda, Robert ^b  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic self concept; Construct validity; Factor analysis; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; STUDENTS;

EID: 0034189832     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600005540     Document Type: Article

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