Emotional well-being and self-control skills of children and adolescents: The Israeli perspective

Mental Well-Being: International Contributions to the Study of Positive Mental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 209-229

  Rosenbaum, Michael ^a   Ronen, Tammie ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84919644274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5195-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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