Mothers' cognitions about relational aggression: Associations with discipline responses, children's normative beliefs, and peer competence

Social Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-98

  Werner, Nicole E ^a   Grant, Samantha ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Parenting; Peer competence; Relational aggression; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449097952     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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