Parental attributions as predictors of involvement and influences on child achievement

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-429

  Georgiou, Stelios N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 0042885691     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709999157806     Document Type: Article

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