Relational and overt aggression in childhood and adolescence: Clarifying mean-level gender differences and associations with peer acceptance

Social Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-269

  Smith, Rhiannon L ^a   Rose, Amanda J ^a   Schwartz Mette, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Overt aggression; Peer acceptance; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952065504     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2009.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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