The Role of Peer Rejection in the Link between Reactive Aggression and Academic Performance

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-205

  Fite, Paula J ^a   Hendrickson, Michelle ^a   Rubens, Sonia L ^a   Gabrielli, Joy ^a   Evans, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Peer rejection; Reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876718161     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-013-9199-9     Document Type: Article

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