Academic correlates of children and adolescents' life satisfaction

School Psychology International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 567-582

  Suldo, Shannon M ^a   Riley, Kristen N ^a   Shaffer, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Educational functioning; Life satisfaction; School age children; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751199687     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034306073411     Document Type: Article

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