Adolescents' ratings of perceived social support and its importance: Validation of the student social support scale

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 473-483

  Malecki, Christine Kerres ^b   Elliott, Stephen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033228250     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199911)36:6<473::aid-pits3>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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