Friendships moderate psychosocial maladjustment in socially anxious early adolescents

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-26

  Erath, Stephen A ^a   Flanagan, Kelly S ^b   Bierman, Karen L ^c   Tu, Kelly M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Friendship; Loneliness; Peer victimization; Social anxiety; Social self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149088657     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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