Peer Selection and Socialization in Adolescent Depression: The Role of School Transitions

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-332

  Goodwin, Natalie P ^a   Mrug, Sylvie ^a   Borch, Casey ^a   Cillessen, Antonius H N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Friendship; Internalizing; Peers; School transitions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856785910     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9723-x     Document Type: Article

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