Self-perception of competence in Korean children: Age, sex and home influences

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-147

  Lee, Julie ^a   Super, Charles M ^b   Harkness, Sara ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive self perceived competence; Home environment; Physical self perceived competence; Social collective self perceived competence; Social peer self perceived competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042166113     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-839X.t01-1-00016     Document Type: Article

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