Friendship group identification, multidimensional self-concept, and experience of developmental tasks in adolescence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 627-640

  Tarrant, Mark ^a   MacKenzie, Liam ^b   Hewitt, Lisa A ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friendship groups; Identity; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33746033784     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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