Environmental personalization and elementary school children's self-esteem

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-153

  Maxwell, Lorraine E ^a   Chmielewski, Emily J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Perkins Eastman   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Classroom environment; Physical environment; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949105804     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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