Cross-class friendship and academic achievement in middle school

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 1666-1679

  Lessard, Leah M ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Early adolescence; Friendship; Middle school; Parental education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 85065661283     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000755     Document Type: Article

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