Is there a dark side of positive illusions? Overestimation of social competence and subsequent adjustment in aggressive and nonaggressive children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-320

  Brendgen, Mara ^a   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Turgeon, Lyse ^b   Poulin, François ^a   Wanner, Brigitte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Depression; Friendship quality; Positive illusions; Social acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLUSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 3442891165     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JACP.0000026144.08470.cd     Document Type: Article

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