Examining the components of children's peer liking as antecedents of school adjustment

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-325

  Betts, Lucy R ^a   Rotenberg, Ken J ^b   Trueman, Mark ^b   Stiller, James ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84860535366     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2011.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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