The Trajectories of Adolescents' Perceptions of School Climate, Deviant Peer Affiliation, and Behavioral Problems During the Middle School Years

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-53

  Wang, Ming Te ^a   Dishion, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84857193560     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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