Developmental Changes in the Link Between Gender Typicality and Peer Victimization and Exclusion

Sex Roles

Volumn 75, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 243-256

  Zosuls, Kristina M ^a   Andrews, Naomi C Z ^a   Martin, Carol Lynn ^a   England, Dawn E ^a   Field, Ryan D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Friendships; Gender identity; Gender typicality; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961806950     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-016-0608-z     Document Type: Article

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