Peer relationships as a context for the development of school engagement during early adolescence

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-342

  Li, Yibing ^a   Lynch, Alicia Doyle ^b   Kalvin, Carla ^c   Liu, Jianjun ^d   Lerner, Richard M ^b  

^a AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Individual growth models; Peer support; Problem behaving friends; School engagement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BULLYING; CHILD; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79960260095     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025411402578     Document Type: Article

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