Social aggression and social position in middle childhood and early adolescence: Burning bridges or building them?

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-137

  Neal, Jennifer Watling ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Perceived popularity; Social aggression; Social networks; Sociometric status

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549112918     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431609350924     Document Type: Article

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