Overachievement and coping strategies in adolescent males

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-114

  Parsons, Alexandra ^a   Frydenberg, Erica ^a   Poole, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0039507077     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1996.tb01180.x     Document Type: Article

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