Peer socialization of masculinity and femininity: Differential effects of overt and relational forms of peer victimization

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-213

  Ewing Lee, Elizabeth A ^a   Troop Gordon, Wendy ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; VICTIM;

BULLYING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASCULINITY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 79956092542     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2010.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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