Academic Self-Presentation Strategies and Popularity in Middle School

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 765-785

  Zook, Joan M ^a   Russotti, Justin M ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

academic effort; academic performance; middle school; popularity; self presentation strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879815100     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431612467229     Document Type: Article

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