Official offense status and self-esteem among Chinese youths

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-105

  Zhang, Lening ^a  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037366780     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(02)00217-9     Document Type: Article

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