Personal conceptions of intelligence, self-esteem, and school achievement in Italian and portuguese students

Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 164, 2006, Pages 615-631

  Pepi, Annamaria ^a   Faria, Luísa ^b   Alesi, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33847076773     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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