Psychometric properties of the add Health School Connectedness Scale for 18 sociocultural groups

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 986-997

  Furlong, Michael J ^a   O'Brennan, Lindsey M ^a   You, Sukkyung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

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EID: 80755140501     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20609     Document Type: Article

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