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Social Competence
- Dr. Melanie A. Dirks,
- Prof. Teresa A. Treat,
- Dr. V. Robin Weersing
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- Definitions and Theoretical Models of Youth Social Competence
- Measurement of Youth Social Competence
- Conclusion
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- Social Competence
- Reference Work Title
- Encyclopedia of Adolescence
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- pp 2751-2759
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- 2012
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- 10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_27
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- 978-1-4419-1694-5
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- 1. Department of Psychology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, H3A 1B1, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2. University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, 52242-1409, Iowa, IA, USA
- 3. San Diego State University/University of California, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, 92120-4913, San Diego, CA, USA
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