Similarities in children's and early adolescents' perceptions of friendship qualities across development, gender, and friendship qualities

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-508

  Simpkins, Sandra D ^a   Parke, Ross D ^b   Flyr, Mary L ^c   Wild, Margaret N ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Riverside City College   (United States)

Author keywords

Friends' perceptions; Friendship quality; Gender differences; Peer homophily

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749850019     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431606291941     Document Type: Article

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