Parents' perceptions of their child's academic competencies construe their educational reality: Findings from a 9-year longitudinal study

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1110-1119

  Räty, Hannu ^a   Kasanen, Kati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

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EID: 84877911169     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12076     Document Type: Article

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