Social Competence as a Mediating Factor in Reduction of Behavioral Problems

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-399

  Langeveld, Johannes H ^a   Gundersen, Knut K ^a   Svartdal, Frode ^b  

^a VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

adolescents; behavioral problems; children; social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864649382     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2011.594614     Document Type: Article

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