The Structure of the Self-Concept and Its Relation to Psychological Adjustment

Journal of Personality

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-140

  Campbell, Jennifer D ^a   Assanand, Sunaina ^a   Di Paula, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0038161226     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.t01-1-00002     Document Type: Review

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