A short-term longitudinal study of growth of relational aggression during middle childhood: Associations with gender, friendship intimacy, and internalizing problems

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 187-203

  Murray Close, Diannia ^a,c   Ostrov, Jamie M ^b   Crick, Nicki R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33947396859     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579407070101     Document Type: Article

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