Adolescent self-esteem and cognitive skills training: A school-based intervention

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-227

  Barrett, Paula M ^a,b   Webster, Hayley M ^a   Wallis, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b School Applied Psychology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cognitive; Evaluation; Self esteem; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009701463     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022044119273     Document Type: Article

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