A Test of the Economic Strain Model on Adolescents' Prosocial Behaviors

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 842-848

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Padilla Walker, Laura M ^b   Day, Randal D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81255141693     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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