Being close and being social: Peer ratings of distinct aspects of young adult social competence

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-148

  Larson, Justine J ^a,c   Whitton, Sarah W ^a   Hauser, Stuart T ^a   Allen, Joseph P ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 34948861074     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701468501     Document Type: Article

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