Adolescents' satisfaction with school experiences: Relationships with demographics, attachment relationships, and school engagement behavior

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 525-537

  Elmore, Gail M ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^b  

^a School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77955624258     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20488     Document Type: Article

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