Using self-concept instruments with high-ability college students: Reliability and validity evidence

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-242

  Rinn, Anne N ^a,b   Cunningham, Lindy G ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic self concept; College students; High ability students; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949212713     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986208319458     Document Type: Article

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