Friendships and adaptation in the life course

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-370

  Hartup, Willard W ^a   Stevens, Nan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 21744453274     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.121.3.355     Document Type: Article

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