Controllability Attributions for Academic Performance and the Perceived Scholastic Competence, Global Self-Worth and Achievement of Children with Dyslexia

School Psychology International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-416

  Frederickson, Norah ^a   Jacobs, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035624357     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034301224002     Document Type: Article

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