Preadolescents and their friends: Similarity in aggression and depressive problems as a function of social status and friendship reciprocity

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 565-576

  Sijtsema, Jelle J ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

externalizing; friendship; internalizing; preadolescence; reciprocity; similarity; status

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIEND; FRIENDSHIP; GIRL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84994175805     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025415607380     Document Type: Article

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