Measuring Up: Assessing the Measurement Properties of Two Self-Control Scales

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 534-556

  Rocque, Michael ^a,b   Posick, Chad ^a   Zimmerman, Gregory M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

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EID: 84875959196     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2012.748619     Document Type: Article

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