Individual Differences and the Development of Perceived Control
by Ellen A. Skinner ; James P. Connell ; Jacquelynne S. Eccles ; Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
ISBN: 0226761711
ISBN-13: 9780226761718
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Published date: 1998
Pages: 234
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