Socialization of physical and social aggression in early adolescents' peer groups: High-status peers, individual status, and gender

Social Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 170-194

  Shi, Bing ^a   Xie, Hongling ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer group; Physical aggression; Social aggression; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856055889     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2011.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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