Friendship Networks and Achievement Goals: An Examination of Selection and Influence Processes and Variations by Gender

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1453-1464

  Shin, Huiyoung ^a   Ryan, Allison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Early adolescence; Friends influence; Gender

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS;

EID: 84929134705     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0132-9     Document Type: Article

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