Measures of social and emotional skills for children and young people: A systematic review

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-637

  Humphrey, Neil ^a   Kalambouka, Afroditi ^a   Wigelsworth, Michael ^a   Lendrum, Ann ^a   Deighton, Jessica ^b   Wolpert, Miranda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; measurement; social and emotional skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959750959     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164410382896     Document Type: Review

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