The belief in a negative interdependence of math and verbal abilities as determinant of academic self-concepts

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-70

  Möller, Jens ^a   Streblow, Lilian ^b   Pohlmann, Britta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645323532     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709905X37451     Document Type: Article

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