Imaginary companions and peer acceptance

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-209

  Gleason, Tracy R ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FANTASY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 2442712873     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000415     Document Type: Article

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