Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale for Children (CNSIE)
“Do you think it's better to be smart than to be lucky?”
CITM_1625a3a950ed · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
do you think its better to be smart than to be lucky
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“Do you think it's better to be smart than to be lucky?”
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