Organized out-of-school activities and peer relationships: Theoretical perspectives and previous research

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Volumn 2013, Issue 140, 2013, Pages 1-17

  Fredricks, Jennifer A ^a   Simpkins, Sandra D ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ART; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FRIEND; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; ORGANIZATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ART; CHILD; FRIENDS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATIONS; PEER GROUP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORTS;

EID: 84879179079     PISSN: 15203247     EISSN: 15348687     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/cad.20034     Document Type: Article

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