Intimacy between adolescent friends: Age and gender differences in intimate affect and intimate behaviors

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-159

  McNelles, Laurie R ^a   Connolly, Jennifer A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 18844440699     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0902_2     Document Type: Article

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