Autonomy in After-School Activity Choice Among Preadolescents From Taiwan and the United States

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 733-764

  Bidjerano, Temi ^a   Newman, Joan ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

after school time; anxiety; autonomy; self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956472928     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431609342986     Document Type: Article

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