Aspects of the construct validity of a preliminary self-concept questionnaire

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 165-172

  Mocke, Liesl M ^b   Greeff, Abraham P ^a   Van Der Westhüysen, T W Bodley ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036480995     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.1.165     Document Type: Article

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