Similarity, Cohesion, and Friendship Networks Among Boys and Girls: A One-Year Follow-Up Study Among Italian Children

Current Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-262

  Rabaglietti, Emanuela ^a   Vacirca, Maria Fernanda ^a   Zucchetti, Giulia ^a   Ciairano, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Drawing; Friendship networks; Sex differences; Similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865592638     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-012-9145-2     Document Type: Article

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