The role of culture in relational aggression: Associations with social-psychological adjustment problems in Japanese and US school-aged children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 354-362

  Kawabata, Yoshito ^a   Crick, Nicki R ^a   Hamaguchi, Yoshikazu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

culture; relational aggression; social psychological adjustment problems

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DELINQUENCY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954079608     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409339151     Document Type: Article

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