Peer Norm Salience for Academic Achievement, Prosocial Behavior, and Bullying: Implications for Adolescent School Experiences

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-96

  Dijkstra, Jan Kornelis ^a   Gest, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; aggression bullying; norm salience; peer acceptance; peer norms; popularity; prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919756229     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431614524303     Document Type: Article

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