Punks, goths, and other eye-catching peer crowds: Do they fulfill a function for shy youths?

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-121

  Běić, Nejra ^a   Kerr, Margaret ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 60649098579     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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