Crossing social contexts: Relational aggression between siblings and friends during early and middle childhood

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-240

  Stauffacher, Kirstin ^a   DeHart, Ganie B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Friends; Longitudinal; Relational aggression; Sex differences; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646347361     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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