Adolescents' perceptions of middle school: Relation to longitudinal changes in academic and psychological adjustment

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-158

  Roeser, Robert W ^a   Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0032331004     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0801_6     Document Type: Article

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