Gender nonconformity and peer victimization in pre- and early adolescence

International Journal of Developmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-16

  Aspenlieder, Laura ^a   Buchanan, Carie M ^a   McDougall, Patricia ^a   Sippola, Lorrie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender nonconformity; Peer victimization; Peer reports; Self reports

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013600924     PISSN: 2192001X     EISSN: 21917485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/DEV-2009-3103     Document Type: Article

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