The relationship of time perspective to age, gender, and academic achievement among academically talented adolescents

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-289

  Mello, Zena R ^a,b   Worrell, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33748298882     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235320602900302     Document Type: Review

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