Peer to peer sexual harassment in early adolescence: A developmental perspective

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-105

  McMaster, Loren E ^a,c   Connolly, Jennifer ^a   Pepler, Debra ^a   Craig, Wendy M ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Child and Adolescent Services Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE SCHOOL; OFFENDER; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PUBERTY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VICTIM; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 0036886783     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579402001050     Document Type: Article

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