The self-system during childhood and adolescence: Development, influences, and implications

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-65

  Jacobs, Janis E ^a   Bleekcr, Martha M ^a   Constantino, Michael J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26444568451     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0479.13.1.33     Document Type: Article

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