'They turned around like I wasn't there': An analysis of teenage girls' letters about their peer conflicts

School Psychology International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-88

  James, Vennessa H ^a   Owens, Laurence D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 12844264754     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034305050895     Document Type: Article

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