Intercultural and cross-cultural assessment of self-esteem among youth in twenty-first century South Africa

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-187

  Akande, Adebowale ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 33644773021     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005402202358     Document Type: Article

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