Cross-Cultural Validation of the Five-Factor Structure of Social Goals: A Filipino Investigation

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-193

  King, Ronnel B ^a   Watkins, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

achievement goals; confirmatory factor analysis; construct validation; social goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858691314     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282911412542     Document Type: Article

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