Cross-ethnic friendships and sense of social-emotional safety in a multiethnic middle school: An exploratory study

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-506

  Munniksma, Anke ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84869797037     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2012.0023     Document Type: Article

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