Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Student Adjustment During Early Adolescence

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 496-514

  Rueger, Sandra Yu ^a   Malecki, Christine Kerres ^a   Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early adolescents; gender differences; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949127558     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1045-3830.23.4.496     Document Type: Article

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