Relations between different types of children's aggressive behavior and sociometric status among peers of the same and opposite gender

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 477-483

  Keresteš, Gordana ^a,c   Milanović, Anita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Center for Child Protection   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Direct aggression; Elementary school children; Gender differences; Indirect aggression; Social acceptance; Social rejection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33751088250     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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