Examination of the contribution of clique characteristics to children's adjustment: Clique type and perceived cohesion

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-242

  Kwon, Kyongboon ^a,b   Lease, Michele A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clique; Multidimensional scaling; Peer group; Perceived cohesion; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; PEER GROUP; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 65449162314     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408098023     Document Type: Article

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