Peer Preference and Friendship Quantity in Children with Externalizing Behavior: Distinct Influences on Bully Status and Victim Status

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 957-969

  Jia, Mary ^a   Mikami, Amori Yee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bullying; Externalizing behavior; Friendship; Peer preference; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84930870946     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-014-9956-8     Document Type: Article

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