Observed ecological assets in families, schools, and neighborhoods: Conceptualization, measurement, and relations with positive and negative developmental outcomes

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-74

  Theokas, Christina ^a   Lerner, Richard M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847417605     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads1002_2     Document Type: Article

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