Adolescents' use of affiliative and aggressive strategies during conflict with romantic partners and best-friends

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 549-564

  Connolly, Jennifer ^a   Baird, Kyla ^a   Bravo, Valeriya ^a   Lovald, Benedicte ^a   Pepler, Debra ^a   Craig, Wendy ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Aggression; Conflict; Gender; Observational methodology; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947025649     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2015.1066244     Document Type: Article

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