Adolescent girls' coping with relational aggression

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 221-229

  Remillard, Alison M ^a   Lamb, Sharon ^a,b  

^a Saint Michel's College   (United States)

^b SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggression; Coping; Girls

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244441933     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-5680-8     Document Type: Article

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