Social support, self-esteem, and stress as predictors of adjustment to university among first-year undergraduates

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-274

  Friedlander, Laura J ^a   Reid, Graham J ^b   Shupak, Naomi ^c   Cribbie, Robert ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 34250688424     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2007.0024     Document Type: Article

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