Stability and change in peer relationships during the transition to middle-level school

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-142

  Hardy, Cindy L ^a   Bukowski, William M ^a   Sippola, Lorrie K ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 0036271645     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431602022002001     Document Type: Article

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