Fundamental principles of network formation among preschool children

Social Networks

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-71

  Schaefer, David R ^a   Light, John M ^b   Fabes, Richard A ^a   Hanish, Laura D ^a   Martin, Carol Lynn ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Network evolution; Network formation; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649129810     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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