Social prominence and the heterogeneity of rejected status in late elementary school

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 260-274

  Farmer, Thomas W ^a   Hall, Cristin M ^a   Leung, Man Chi ^b   Estell, David B ^c   Brooks, Debra ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Peer rejection; Perceived popularity; Social dynamics; Social prominence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875392105     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025624     Document Type: Article

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