Measuring school-related stressors in adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-428

  Burnett, Paul C ^a   Fanshawe, John P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0031483455     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024529321194     Document Type: Article

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