Adolescent aggression: The role of peer group status motives, peer aggression, and group characteristics

Social Networks

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-378

  Faris, Robert ^a   Ennett, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bullying; Network position; Peer group; Peer influence; Reciprocity; Status motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872403133     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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