Perceived popularity during early adolescence: Links to declining school adjustment among aggressive youth

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-151

  Troop Gordon, Wendy ^a   Visconti, Kari J ^b   Kuntz, Kayla J ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; aggression; peer relationships; popularity; school adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650789203     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431610384488     Document Type: Article

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