Are 'Machiavellian' Chinese children well-adapted in the peer group? The relationship between resource acquisition strategies and social functioning and status

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-131

  Chen, Bin Bin ^a   Chang, Lei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese children; Peer group; Resource acquisition strategy; Social dominance; Social functioning; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861194034     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2012.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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