A three-factor model of teasing: The influence of friendship, gender, and topic on expected emotional reactions to teasing during early adolescence

Social Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 421-439

  Jones, Diane Carlson ^a   Newman, Jodi Burrus ^a   Bautista, Shenna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington ^*

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Friendship; Gender differences; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844493168     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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