Academic success in adolescence: Relationships among verbal IQ, social support and emotional intelligence

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-41

  Hogan, Marjorie J ^a   Parker, James D A ^a   Wiener, Judith ^b   Watters, Carolyn ^a   Wood, Laura M ^a   Oke, Amber ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic success; Emotional intelligence; High school; Social support; Verbal IQ

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649306019     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530903312881     Document Type: Article

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