Giftedness, adjustment problems, and psychological distress among Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-24

  Chan, David W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0042656916     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235320202600102     Document Type: Article

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