How Girls and Boys Expect Disclosure About Problems Will Make Them Feel: Implications for Friendships

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 844-863

  Rose, Amanda J ^a   Schwartz Mette, Rebecca A ^a   Smith, Rhiannon L ^a   Asher, Steven R ^b   Swenson, Lance P ^c   Carlson, Wendy ^d   Waller, Erika M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860490271     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01734.x     Document Type: Article

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