Critical levels of perceived social support associated with student adjustment

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-241

  Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick ^a   Malecki, Christine Kerres ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036397007     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/scpq.17.3.213.20883     Document Type: Article

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