Distance from peers in the group's perceived organizational structure: Relation to individual characteristics

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-217

  Lease, A Michele ^a   McFall, Richard M ^b   Viken, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Multidimensional scaling; Peer acceptance; Peer groups; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038632327     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431603023002004     Document Type: Review

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