Girl talk: Gossip, friendship, and sociometric status

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-411

  McDonald, Kristina L ^a,c   Putallaz, Martha ^a   Grimes, Christina L ^a   Kupersmidt, Janis B ^b   Coie, John D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Innovation Research and Training   (United States)

^c Box 90086 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 35348990447     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2007.0017     Document Type: Article

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