Girl friend, boy friend, girlfriend, boyfriend: Broadening our understanding of heterosocial competence

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-502

  Grover, Rachel L ^a   Nangle, Douglas W ^b   Serwik, Agnieszka ^b   Zeff, Karen R ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38049186503     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410701651637     Document Type: Article

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