The impact of working memory training in young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 759-764

  Roughan, Laura ^a   Hadwin, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Anxiety; IQ; Working memory training; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755140505     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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