Maternal perceptions of competence and children's academic adjustment: Longitudinal relations across early elementary school

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-463

  Bouffard, Suzanne M ^a   Hill, Nancy E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Elementary school; Parenting; Perceived competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044452446     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-005-1327-4     Document Type: Article

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