The parenting sense of competence scale: Evidence of a stable factor structure and validity

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 251-261

  Ohan, Jeneva L ^b   Leung, Debbie W ^b   Johnston, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034287628     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087122     Document Type: Article

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