Empathy and conflict resolution in friendship relations among adolescents

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-55

  De Wied, Minet ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   Meeus, Wim H J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Conflict resolution; Empathy; Friendship relations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33846515898     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20166     Document Type: Article

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