Friendsickness in the Transition to College: Precollege Predictors and College Adjustment Correlates

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-89

  Paul, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Brier, Sigal ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035631416     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01946.x     Document Type: Article

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