Peer victimization and social anxiety in adolescence: A prospective study

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 437-452

  Storch, Eric A ^a,d   Masia Warner, Carrie ^b   Crisp, Heather ^c   Klein, Rachel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer relations; Peer victimization; Prospective design; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744484198     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20093     Document Type: Article

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