The perceived social contexts of adolescents' misconduct: A comparative study of youths in three cultures

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 365-388

  Greenberger, Ellen ^a   Chen, Chuansheng ^a   Beam, Margaret ^a   Whang, Sang Min ^b   Dong, Qi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0034371410     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/SJRA1003_7     Document Type: Review

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