The role of peer groups in adolescents' educational expectations and adjustment

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 995-1009

  Kiuru, Noona ^a   Aunola, Kaisa ^a   Vuori, Jukka ^b   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescence; Educational expectations; Multilevel modeling; Peer groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548994545     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9118-6     Document Type: Article

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