Secrets of their success: Activity participation and positive youth development

Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 273-289

  Barber, Bonnie L ^a   Abbott, Bree D ^a   Blomfield, Corey J ^a   Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203884089-31     Document Type: Chapter

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