Beyond homophily: A decade of advances in understanding peer influence processes

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 166-179

  Brechwald, Whitney A ^a   Prinstein, Mitchell J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 79951565322     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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