Fostering social-emotional resilience among Latino youth

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 723-737

  Reyes, Jazmin A ^a   Elias, Maurice J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960046407     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20580     Document Type: Article

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