The Multidimensionality of Prosocial Behaviors and Evidence of Measurement Equivalence in Mexican American and European American Early Adolescents

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 334-358

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Knight, George P ^b   McGinley, Meredith ^c   Zamboanga, Byron L ^d   Jarvis, Lorna Hernandez ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77953971626     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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