Mutual Best Friendship Involvement, Best Friends' Rejection Sensitivity, and Psychological Maladaptation

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 545-555

  Bowker, Julie C ^a   Thomas, Katelyn K ^a   Norman, Kelly E ^a   Spencer, Sarah V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Early adolescence; Friendship; Rejection sensitivity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 79953731322     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9582-x     Document Type: Article

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