Friendship conflict and the development of generalized physical aggression in the early school years: A genetically informed study of potential moderators

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1794-1807

  Salvas, Marie Claude ^a   Brendgen, Mara ^a   Tremblay, Richard E ^b,d   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Dionne, Ginette ^c   Boivin, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conflict; Conflict resolution; Friendship; Physical aggression; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CONFLICT; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TWINS;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84901622861     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036419     Document Type: Article

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