Forms and functions of aggression in adolescent friendship selection and influence: A longitudinal social network analysis

Social Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 515-534

  Sijtsema, Jelle J ^a   Ojanen, Tiina ^b   Veenstra, René ^a,c   Lindenberg, Siegwart ^a   Hawley, Patricia H ^d   Little, Todd D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Friendships; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954786304     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2009.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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