Status and gender differences in early adolescents' descriptions of popularity

Social Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 412-426

  Closson, Leanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Gender differences; Popularity; Status differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249194062     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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