Loneliness and peer relations in childhood

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Asher, Steven R ^a   Paquette, Julie A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Friendship; Loneliness; Peer acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444254648     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01233     Document Type: Article

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