Sex differences in self-estimation of multiple intelligences among Portuguese adolescents

High Ability Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-204

  Neto, Felix ^a   Ruiz, Fatima ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs about intelligence; Multiple intelligences; Self estimates; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049088604     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598130802504387     Document Type: Article

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