When “Sugar and spice” turn to “Fire and Ice”: Factors affecting the adverse consequences of relational aggression among adolescent girls

Communication Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-429

  Willer, Erin K ^a   Cupach, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent Girls; Face Threat; Politeness; Relational Aggression; Social Aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649794176     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970802473674     Document Type: Article

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