Validation préliminaire d’une adaptation franco-canadienne de l’Échelle de Clance du Phénomène de l’Imposteur : proposition d’une structure bifactorielle

Denicourt, Mathilde; Lallier Beaudoin, Marie-Claude; Boudreault, Léane; Martin, Stacy; Brassard, Audrey

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