Multi-faceted self-efficacy beliefs as predictors of life satisfaction in late adolescence

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1807-1818

  Vecchio, Giovanni Maria ^a   Gerbino, Maria ^a   Pastorelli, Concetta ^b   Del Bove, Giannetta ^b   Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Life satisfaction; Longitudinal study; Peer preference; Self efficacy beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648827414     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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