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Studies in Psychology
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Success breeds success, especially when self-efficacy is related with an internal attribution of causality

El éxito lleva al éxito, especialmente cuando la autoeficacia se relaciona con una atribución interna de causalidad

Pages 151-165 | Received 01 Jan 2012, Accepted 07 Mar 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014

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