Adolescent bullying, relationships, psychological well-being, and gender-atypical behavior: A gender diagnosticity approach

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 525-537

  Young, Robert ^a   Sweeting, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bullying; Gender role; Psychological well being; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843070791     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000023072.53886.86     Document Type: Article

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