Social group membership and perceptions of the self in Northern Irish children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 330-337

  Muldoon, Orla T ^a   Trew, Karen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009845158     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250050118312     Document Type: Article

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