Peer Relationships and Academic Achievement as Interacting Predictors of Depressive Symptoms During Middle Childhood

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-299

  Schwartz, David ^a   Gorman, Andrea Hopmeyer ^b   Duong, Mylien T ^a   Nakamoto, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

academic functioning; depression; friendship; peer relationships; social standing

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 44449118645     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.289     Document Type: Article

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