- Award ID(s):
- 1651128
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10094832
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of youth and adolescence
- Volume:
- 47
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1573-6601
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 430-444
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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