Gender differences in physical self-concept: A multidimensional differential item functioning analysis

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 657-667

  Fletcher, Richard ^a   Hattie, John ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Item bias; Multidimensional differential item functioning; Physical self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444440652     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164404272491     Document Type: Article

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