Relational aggression in peer and dating relationships: Links to psychological and behavioral adjustment

Social Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-269

  Ellis, Wendy E ^a   Crooks, Claire V ^b   Wolfe, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CAMH Centre for Prevention Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dating relationships; Dating violence; Peer relationships; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249178550     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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