Self-perceptions, discrepancies between self- and other-perceptions, and children's self-reported emotions

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 477-493

  Nuijens, Karen L ^a   Teglasi, Hedwig ^a   Hancock, Gregory R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic competence; Bullying; Emotion; Self concept; Self other discrepancy; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649115385     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282909332290     Document Type: Article

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