Ethnicity, gender, self-esteem, and coping styles: A comparison of Australian and South-East Asian secondary students

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 216-220

  Neill, Lynn M ^a   Proeve, Michael J ^b  

^a Victorian Department of Education   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034355161     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060008257481     Document Type: Article

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