The role of individual and social factors in classroom loneliness

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-39

  Stoeckli, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Classroom participation; Loneliness; Peers; Preadolescence; Self esteem; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449347090     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670903231169     Document Type: Article

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