Conflict resolution in Mexican American adolescents' friendships: Links with culture, gender and friendship quality

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 783-797

  Thayer, Shawna M ^a   Updegraff, Kimberly A ^a   Delgado, Melissa Y ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Friendships; Gender; Mexican American youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649145866     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-007-9253-8     Document Type: Article

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