The impact of first-grade "friendship group" experiences on child social outcomes in the fast track program

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-324

  Lavallee, Kristen L ^a   Bierman, Karen L ^a   Nix, Robert L ^a   Coie, John D ^b   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b   Foster, E Michael ^a   Greenberg, Mark T ^a   Lochman, John E ^c   McMahon, Robert J ^d   Pinderhughes, Ellen E ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; At risk children; Group processes; Peer relations; Social skills training

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 21044451715     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-005-3567-3     Document Type: Article

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