Conceptualizing and measuring the context within person ⟸⟹ context models of human development: Implications for theory, research and application

Modeling Contextual Effects in Longitudinal Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 437-456

  Jelicic, Helena ^a   Phelps, Erin ^a   Lerner, Richard M ^a   Theokas, Christina ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

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EID: 70749140452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936825     Document Type: Chapter

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