Exploring Processes Linking Shyness and Academic Achievement in Childhood

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-222

  Hughes, Kathleen ^a   Coplan, Robert J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Classroom behavior; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650791985     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022070     Document Type: Article

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