Overt and relational victimization and adolescent friendships: Selection, de-selection, and social influence

Social Influence

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 177-195

  Sijtsema, Jelle J ^a,b,c   Rambaran, Ashwin J ^a   Ojanen, Tiina J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Friendship; Social network analysis; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876113043     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2012.739097     Document Type: Article

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