The implications of having high-achieving versus low-achieving friends: A longitudinal analysis

Social Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-81

  Altermatt, Ellen Rydell ^a   Pomerantz, Eva M ^b  

^a HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Motivation; Peer relationships; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244299115     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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