Friends' knowledge of youth internalizing and externalizing adjustment: Accuracy, bias, and the influences of gender, grade, positive friendship quality, and self-disclosure

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 887-901

  Swenson, Lance P ^a   Rose, Amanda J ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Friends' knowledge; Friendship quality; Gender; Self disclosure

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68249138174     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9319-z     Document Type: Article

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