Stable same-sex friendships with higher achieving partners promote mathematical reasoning in lower achieving primary school children

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 519-532

  Delay, Dawn ^a   Laursen, Brett ^b   Kiuru, Noona ^c   Poikkeus, Anna Maija ^c   Aunola, Kaisa ^c   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Friend influence; Mathematical reasoning; Mathematics; Primary school children

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; THINKING;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; PEER GROUP; THINKING;

EID: 84943761988     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12117     Document Type: Article

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