Significant others' contribution to early adolescents' perceptions of their competence

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-107

  Trent, Lynette M Y ^a   Cooney, George ^a   Russell, Graeme ^a   Warton, Pamela M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; APTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 1542608644     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01179.x     Document Type: Article

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