A reliability analysis of the Revised Competitiveness Index

Psychological Reports

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 870-874

  Harris, Paul B ^a   Houston, John M ^a  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956219948     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.106.3.870-874     Document Type: Article

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