Relationships With Important Nonparental Adults and Positive Youth Development: An Examination of Youth Self-Regulatory Strengths as Mediators

Research in Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 298-316

  Bowers, Edmond P ^a   Geldhof, G John ^a   Schmid, Kristina L ^a   Napolitano, Christopher M ^a   Minor, Kelly ^b   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84869398083     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2012.729911     Document Type: Article

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