Adolescent prosocial behavior: The role of self-processes and contextual cues

Child Development

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 895-910

  Wentzel, Kathryn R ^a   Filisetti, Laurence ^b   Looney, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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EID: 34248669579     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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