Great expectations: The relation between expectancies and adjustment during the transition to university

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2100-2125

  Jackson, Lynne M ^a   Pancer, S Mark ^b   Pratt, Michael W ^b   Hunsberger, Bruce E ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0034287276     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02427.x     Document Type: Article

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