Core self-evaluations interact with cognitive ability to predict academic achievement

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1003-1006

  Rosopa, Patrick J ^a   Schroeder, Amber N ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Cognitive ability; Core self evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849084201     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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