How teens become engaged in youth development programs: The process of motivational change in a civic activism organization

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 121-131

  Pearce, Nickki J ^a   Larson, Reed W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 68349112526     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads1003_2     Document Type: Article

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