Peer-perceived admiration and social preference: Contextual correlates of positive peer regard among suburban and urban adolescents

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-144

  Becker, Bronwyn E ^a   Luthar, Suniya S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 33847370770     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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