Linkages between children's social and academic competence: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 463-482

  Welsh, Mara ^a,b,c,d   Parke, Ross D ^a,b,c,d   Widaman, Keith ^a,b,c,d   O'Neil, Robin ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Orange County Emergency Medical Services Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Competence; Longitudinal; Social; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035510769     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(01)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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