Self-esteem and women with disabilities.

@article{Nosek2003SelfesteemAW,
  title={Self-esteem and women with disabilities.},
  author={Margaret A. Nosek and Rosemary B Hughes and Nancy Swedlund and Heather B. Taylor and P. R. Swank},
  journal={Social science \& medicine},
  year={2003},
  volume={56 8},
  pages={
          1737-47
        }
}
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CSE is a higher order variable that is reflective of the self-concept and comprises personality traits including self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability.
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