Self-report on the social skills rating system: Analysis of reliability and validity for an elementary sample

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-354

  Diperna, James Clyde ^a   Volpe, Robert J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 17044381328     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20095     Document Type: Article

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