An ecological view of school satisfaction in adolescence: Linkages between social support and behavior problems

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 279-295

  DeSantis King, Adrienne L ^a   Huebner, Scott ^a   Suldo, Shannon M ^b   Valois, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavior problems; School satisfaction; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249887366     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-007-9021-7     Document Type: Article

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