How Supportive of Their Specific Purposes Do Youth Believe Their Family and Friends Are?

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 348-377

  Moran, Seana ^a   Bundick, Matthew J ^b   Malin, Heather ^c   Reilly, Timothy S ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

engagement; positive youth development; prosocial; purpose; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876121280     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558412457816     Document Type: Article

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