The Role of Social Networks in Physical and Relational Aggression Among Young Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1078-1089

  Low, Sabina ^a   Polanin, Joshua R ^b   Espelage, Dorothy L ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

HLM; Homophily; Peer networks; Physical aggression; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84878807684     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-9933-5     Document Type: Article

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