Peer Status and Aggression as Predictors of Dating Popularity in Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 683-695

  Houser, John J ^a   Mayeux, Lara ^b   Cross, Cassandra ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Peer status; Popularity; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 84922477389     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0174-z     Document Type: Article

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