It's not how the pond makes you feel, but rather how high you can jump

American Psychologist

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 268-269

  Plucker, Jonathan A ^a   Robinson, Nancy M ^b   Greenspon, Thomas S ^f   Feldhusen, John F ^c   McCoach, D Betsy ^d   Subotnik, Rena F ^e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^f Indiana University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 2542602336     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.4.268     Document Type: Note

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