The contribution to adolescent well-being made by nonfamily adults: AN examination of developmental assets as contexts and processes

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-413

  Scales, Peter C ^a   Benson, Peter L ^a   Mannes, Marc ^a  

^a Search Institute   (United States)

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EID: 33745673827     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20106     Document Type: Article

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