Civic responsibility among Australian adolescents: Testing two competing models

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-255

  Da Silva, Lisa ^a   Sanson, Ann ^a,b   Smart, Diana ^a   Toumbourou, John ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 2442443976     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20004     Document Type: Article

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