Explaining individual differences in scholastic behaviour and achievement

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-255

  Petrides, K V ^a   Chamorro Premuzic, Tomas ^b   Frederickson, Norah ^c   Furnham, Adrian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SCHOOL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 20744450917     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709904X24735     Document Type: Review

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