The transition from elementary to high school: The pivotal role of mother and child characteristics in explaining trajectories of academic functioning

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 409-417

  Duchesne, Stéphane ^a   Larose, Simon ^a   Guay, Frédéric ^a   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Tremblay, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; TEACHER;

EID: 25844488130     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250500206067     Document Type: Article

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