Self esteem, academic achievement, and moral development among adolescent girls

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 15-27

  Perry Burney, Gwendolyn D ^a   Takyi, Baffour Kwaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescent girls; Drugs and alcohol; Spirituality; Team sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009547721     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v05n02_02     Document Type: Article

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