Friendship stability and change in childhood and adolescence

Developmental Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-272

  Poulin, François ^a   Chan, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Friendship; Networks; Peer relations; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956180618     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2009.01.001     Document Type: Review

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