Social support as a predictor of school bonding and academic motivation following the transition to Italian middle school

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-310

  Schneider, Barry H ^a   Tomada, Giovanna ^b   Normand, Sébastien ^a   Tonci, Eloisa ^b   De Domini, Piero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic motivation; Friends; Parents; School bonding; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549121977     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507087960     Document Type: Article

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