Friendship as a predictor of adjustment following a transition to formal academic instruction and evaluation

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 314-322

  Tomada, Giovanna ^a   Schneider, Barry H ^b   de Domini, Piero ^c   Greenman, Paul S ^b   Fonzi, Ada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BOY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GIRL; HUMAN; ITALY; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 24044539822     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250544000099     Document Type: Article

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