Promoting interpersonal competence and educational success through extracurricular activity participation

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 409-418

  Mahoney, Joseph L ^a   Cairns, Beverley D ^b   Farmer, Thomas W ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0037595574     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.2.409     Document Type: Article

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