The role of demographics, personality variables and school stress on predicting school satisfaction/dissatisfaction: Review of the literature and research findings

Educational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-50

  Karatzias, A ^a   Power, K G ^a   Flemming, J ^a   Lennan, F ^a   Swanson, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344023880     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410120101233     Document Type: Review

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