The influence of diverse interaction contexts on students' sociometric status

Eduardo Martín1

  • 1Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Guajara, s/n, 38205 La Laguna, Islas Canarias, Spain. edmartin@ull.es

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