Aggressive children's perceptions of behaviorally similar peers: The influence of one's own behavioral characteristics on perceptions of deviant peers

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 755-775

  White, Karen J ^a   Rubin, Elizabeth C ^a   Graczyk, Patricia A ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive children; Children's perceptions; Deviant peers; Peer relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036931015     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502196002     Document Type: Article

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