Relational Aggression and Academic Performance in Elementary School

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-26

  Risser, Scott D ^a  

^a Montana Tech   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect aggression; Intelligence; Relational aggression; School achievement; Social aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871165508     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21655     Document Type: Article

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