Social preference, social prominence, and group membership in late elementary school: Homophilic concentration and peer affiliation configurations

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-293

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Irvin, Matthew J ^b   Leung, Man Chi ^b   Hall, Cristin M ^a   Hutchins, Bryan C ^b   McDonough, Erin ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Aggression; Peer groups; Perceived popularity; Social preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953321369     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-009-9107-1     Document Type: Article

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