Toward a Psychology of Human Agency

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-180

  Bandura, Albert ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993790889     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6916.2006.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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