Interpersonal competence configurations and peer relations in early elementary classrooms: Perceived popular and unpopular aggressive subtypes

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-87

  Robertson, Dylan L ^a   Farmer, Thomas W ^c   Fraser, Mark W ^b   Day, Steven H ^b   Duncan, Tisha ^d   Crowther, Amity ^b   Dadisman, Kimberly A ^b  

^a Chicago Public Schools   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEREDITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Peer groups; Perceived popularity; Social dynamics; Sociometric status

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

EID: 74049135690     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409345074     Document Type: Article

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