Beyond intimacy: Conceptualizing sex differences in same-sex friendships

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-101

  Roy, Rosanne ^a   Benenson, Joyce F ^a   Lilly, Frank ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0039974167     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980009600852     Document Type: Article

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