The relationship between friendship quality and self-esteem in adolescent girls and boys

Sex Roles

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 53-65

  Thomas, Jennifer J ^b   Daubman, Kimberly A ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035402180     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013060317766     Document Type: Article

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