Antisocial and prosocial teasing among children: Perceptions and individual differences

Social Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 292-310

  Barnett, Mark A ^a   Burns, Susan R ^a,b   Sanborn, Fred W ^a   Bartel, Jeffrey S ^a,c   Wilds, Stacey J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Peer relations; Prosocial behavior; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442480474     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2004.000268.x     Document Type: Article

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