Developmental patterns of social trust between early and late adolescence: Age and school climate effects

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 748-773

  Flanagan, Constance A ^a   Stout, Michael ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955721943     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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