Probing the depths of informant discrepancies: Contextual influences on divergence and convergence

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-66

  Hartley, Anselma G ^a   Zakriski, Audrey L ^b   Wright, Jack C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78651489758     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.533404     Document Type: Article

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