Positive orientation and generalized self-efficacy

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-60

  Oleś, Piotr K ^a   Alessandri, Guido ^b   Oleś, Maria ^a   Bak, Waclaw ^a   Jankowski, Tomasz ^a   Laguna, Mariola ^a   Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^b  

^a JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Generalized self efficacy; Life satisfaction; Optimism; Positive orientation; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876827475     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21909/sp.2013.01.620     Document Type: Article

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