Friendships with peers who are low or high in aggression as moderators of the link between peer victimization and declines in academic functioning

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 719-730

  Schwartz, David ^a   Gorman, Andrea Hopmeyer ^b   Dodge, Kenneth A ^c   Pettit, Gregory S ^d   Bates, John E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic functioning; Friendship; Peer relationships; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX ROLE; VICTIM;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIENDS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 44549084935     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-007-9200-x     Document Type: Article

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