Social Support as a Buffer in the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Performance

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-395

  Malecki, Christine Kerres ^a   Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58549102012     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0084129     Document Type: Article

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