Rejection, feeling bad, and being hurt: Using multilevel modeling to clarify the link between peer group aggression and adjustment

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-800

  Rulison, Kelly L ^a   Gest, Scott D ^b   Loken, Eric ^b   Welsh, Janet A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Peer influence; Peer relationships; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 78149408113     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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