Peer Acceptance and Friendship Patterns among Italian Schoolchildren within a Cross-cultural Perspective

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-288

  Attili, Grazia ^a,b   Vermigli, Patrizia ^b   Schneider, Barry H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Psicologia del CNR ^*

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EID: 0012269089     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502597384866     Document Type: Article

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