Early adolescent romantic partner status, peer standing, and problem behaviors

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 839-861

  Miller, Shari ^a   Lansford Dr , Jennifer E ^b   Costanzo, Philip ^b   Malone Dr , Patrick S ^c   Golonka, Megan ^b   Killeya Jones Dr , Ley A ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dating; Early adolescence; Peer relations; Problem behaviors; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449380489     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431609332665     Document Type: Article

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