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Social connectedness, life satisfaction and school engagement: moderating role of ethnic minority status on resilience processes of Roma youth

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Social connectedness, life satisfaction and school engagement: moderating role of ethnic minority status on resilience processes of Roma youth. / Ali, Amina Abubakar; Dimitrova, Radosveta.
In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2016, p. 361-376.

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Ali, AA & Dimitrova, R 2016, 'Social connectedness, life satisfaction and school engagement: moderating role of ethnic minority status on resilience processes of Roma youth', European Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2016.1161507

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Ali, A. A., & Dimitrova, R. (2016). Social connectedness, life satisfaction and school engagement: moderating role of ethnic minority status on resilience processes of Roma youth. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 13(3), 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2016.1161507

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Ali AA, Dimitrova R. Social connectedness, life satisfaction and school engagement: moderating role of ethnic minority status on resilience processes of Roma youth. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2016;13(3):361-376. Epub 2016 Mar 23. doi: 10.1080/17405629.2016.1161507

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Ali, Amina Abubakar ; Dimitrova, Radosveta. / Social connectedness, life satisfaction and school engagement : moderating role of ethnic minority status on resilience processes of Roma youth. In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2016 ; Vol. 13, No. 3. pp. 361-376.

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