The internal/external frame of reference model revisited: Incorporating general cognitive ability and general academic self-concept

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-172

  Brunner, Martin ^a,b   Lüdtke, Oliver ^a   Trautwein, Ulrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

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EID: 41149116241     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273170701836737     Document Type: Article

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