Reliability and validity of self-concept scores in secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago

School Psychology International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 466-480

  Worrell, Frank C ^a   Watkins, Marley W ^b,d   Hall, Tracey E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Applied Special Technology   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reliability; Secondary school; Self concept; Trinidad and Tobago; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649094872     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034308096435     Document Type: Article

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