Cultural and gender differences in the implications of competition for early adolescent friendship

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-191

  Schneider, Barry H ^a,e   Woodburn, Sharon ^b,e   Del Pilar Soteras Del Toro, Maria ^c,e   Udvari, Stephen J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Department of Psychology ^*

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EID: 24144470830     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2005.0013     Document Type: Article

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