Workplace and academic buoyancy: Psychometric assessment and construct validity amongst school personnel and students

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-184

  Martin, Andrew J ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Construct validity; Psychometric assessment; School personnel; School students

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449159822     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282907313767     Document Type: Article

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