Conflict resolution with friends, siblings, and mothers: A developmental perspective

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 343-357

  Dunn, Judy ^a   Herrera, Carla ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Conflict; Development; Friends; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031482179     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1997)23:5<343::aid-ab4>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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