Factors influencing the link between social anxiety and peer acceptance: Contributions of social skills and close friendships during middle childhood

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-205

  Greco, Laurie A ^a   Morris, Tracy L ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER;

EID: 33646454397     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80068-1     Document Type: Article

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