Opposites detract: Middle school peer group antipathies

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 240-256

  Laursen, Brett ^a   Bukowski, William M ^b   Nurmi, Jari Eri ^c   Marion, Donna ^a   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^d   Kiuru, Noona ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antipathy; Peer groups; Problem behavior; School burnout; School grades; Sports participation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; SOCIOPATHY; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; SPORTS;

EID: 77952542233     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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