Increases in positive self-views among high school students: Birth-cohort changes in anticipated performance, self-satisfaction, self-liking, and self-competence: Research report

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1082-1086

  Twenge, Jean M ^a,c   Campbell, W Keith ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTITUDE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 57349084679     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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