A confirmatory factor analysis of scores on a Chinese version of an academic self-concept scale and its invariance across groups

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 772-786

  Huang, Chiungjung ^a   Michael, William B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034400238     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640021970772     Document Type: Article

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