Individual characteristics, early adolescent peer affiliations, and school dropout: An examination of aggressive and popular group types

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-232

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Estell, David B ^b   Leung, Man Chi ^a   Trott, Hollister ^a   Bishop, Jennifer ^a   Cairns, Beverley D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Early adolescence; Popularity; School dropout; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038330650     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(03)00046-3     Document Type: Article

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