The role of inflexible friendship beliefs, rumination, and low self-worth in early adolescents' friendship jealousy and adjustment

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 873-885

  Lavallee, Kristen L ^a   Parker, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depression; Flexible thinking; Friendship; Friendship conflict; Inflexibility; Jealousy; Loneliness; Preadolescent; Rumination; Self esteem; Self worth; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR THEORY; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEALOUSY; LONELINESS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68249139910     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9317-1     Document Type: Article

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