Exploring the relevance of gender and age differences in the assessment of social fears in adolescence

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Garcia Lopez, Luis Joaquin ^a   Ingles, Candido J ^b   Garcia Fernandez, Jose M ^c   Epkins, Catherine C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44649162757     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.3.385     Document Type: Article

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