Cross-cultural differences in competition among children and adolescents

Peer Relationships in Cultural Context

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 310-338

  Schneider, Barry H ^a   Del Pilar Soteras de Toro, Maria ^b   Woodburn, Sharon ^c   Fulop, Marta ^d   Cervino, Consuelo ^e   Bernstein, Seth ^f   Sandor, Monica ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84927006852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499739.014     Document Type: Chapter

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