Behavioral, Affective, and Social Correlates of Involvement in Cross-Sex Friendship in Elementary School

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2269-2286

  Kovacs, Donna M ^a   Parker, Jeffrey G ^a   Hoffman, Lois W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

AFFECT; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0030254618     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01856.x     Document Type: Article

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