The influence of teacher support on student adjustment in the middle school years: A latent growth curve study

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-138

  Reddy, Ranjini ^a   Rhodes, Jean E ^a   Mulhall, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0142228264     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579403000075     Document Type: Article

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