Predicting academic success and psychological wellness in a sample of Canadian undergraduate students;Predicción de éxito académico y bienestar psicológico en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios canadienses

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 473-496

  Chow, Henry P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Higher education; Psychological well being; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957165676     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25115/ejrep.v8i21.1382     Document Type: Article

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