Cross-cultural and familial differences between Arab and Jewish adolescents in test anxiety

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-541

  Peleg Popko, Ora ^a   Klingman, Avigdor ^a   Abu Hanna Nahhas, Iman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab adolescents; Cross cultural differences; Family environment; Jewish adolescents; Test anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042843511     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(03)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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