Best friend attachment versus peer attachment in the prediction of adolescent psychological adjustment

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 709-717

  Wilkinson, Ross B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Friendship; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT FRIENDSHIP ATTACHMENT SCALE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 77956171009     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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