Factors influencing the development of school bonding among middle school students

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-487

  Oelsner, Jenny ^a   Lippold, Melissa A ^b   Greenberg, Mark T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; developmental trajectory; early adolescence; problem behavior; school bonding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955843639     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431610366244     Document Type: Article

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