The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation for Young Adolescents

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-45

  Qualter, P ^a   Pool, L Dacre ^a   Gardner, K J ^a   Ashley Kot, S ^b   Wise, A ^b   Wols, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b New Line Learning Academy   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescence; emotional intelligence; emotional self efficacy; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920973837     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: 15575144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282914550383     Document Type: Article

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