Impulsivity, intelligence, and academic performance: Testing the interaction hypothesis

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 61-62, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-68

  Lozano, J H ^a   Gordillo, F ^a   Perez M A ^a  

^a CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Impulsivity; Intelligence; Interaction; Latent variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896542879     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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