Social goals and adolescent friendships: Social selection, deselection, and influence

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 550-562

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84882622290     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12043     Document Type: Article

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