Teachers' perceptions of school-age children's competence and mental health

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-282

  Motti Stefanidi, Frosso ^a   Besevegis, Elias ^b   Giannitsas, Nikos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030518009     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199611)10:4<263::AID-PER260>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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