Conversational self-focus in adolescent friendships: Observational assessment of an interpersonal process and relations with internalizing symptoms and friendship quality

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1263-1297

  Schwartz Mette, Rebecca A ^a   Rose, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 74349091642     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.10.1263     Document Type: Article

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