The Twofold Multidimensionality of Academic Self-Concept: Domain Specificity and Separation Between Competence and Affect Components

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 970-981

  Arens, A Katrin ^a,b   Yeung, Alexander Seeshing ^c   Craven, Rhonda G ^c   Hasselhorn, Marcus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Multidimensionality; SDQ; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155192965     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025047     Document Type: Article

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