Do self-concept interventions make a difference? A synergistic blend of construct validation and meta-analysis

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 181-206

  O'Mara, Alison J ^d   Marsh, Herbert W ^a,b   Craven, Rhonda G ^a   Debus, Raymond L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE

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EID: 33748937379     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep4103_4     Document Type: Article

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