Locus of control and behavioral self-regulation: Conceptual and experimental reviews;Locus de control y autorregulación conductual: Revisiones conceptual y experimental

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 729-751

  Visdómine Lozano, J Carmelo ^a   Luciano, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental review; Functional analysis; Locus of control; Self regulation; Theoretical study; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748758424     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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