Children's reciprocal perceptions of friendship quality in the sociocultural contexts of East and West Berlin

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-89

  Little, Todd D ^a,c   Brendgen, Mara ^b   Wanner, Brigitte ^a   Krappmann, Lothar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0007032103     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502599384008     Document Type: Article

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