Gender differences in positive social-emotional functioning

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 958-970

  Romer, Natalie ^a   Ravitch, N Kathryn ^a   Tom, Karalyn ^a   Merrell, Kenneth W ^a   Wesley, Katherine L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Tigard Tualatin School District   (United States)

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EID: 80755188908     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20604     Document Type: Article

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