An Experimental Analysis of Children's Dislike of Aggressors and Victims

Social Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-66

  Courtney, Mary Lynne ^a   Cohen, Robert ^a,b   Deptula, Daneen P ^a   Kitzmann, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer evaluations of aggressor victim relationships; Social context and aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141573524     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9507.00221     Document Type: Article

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