The Protective Role of Teacher Preference for At-Risk Children's Social Status

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 481-493

  Moore, Christina C ^a   Shoulberg, Erin K ^a   Murray Close, Dianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Popularity; Rejection; Teacher preference

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84867336989     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21446     Document Type: Article

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