Age and gender invariance of self-concept factor structure: An investigation of a newly developed Chinese self-concept instrument

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 186-193

  Cheng, Christopher H K ^a   Watkins, David ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 23044523800     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590050171120     Document Type: Article

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