Mixed-Sex Peer Interactions and Adjustment in Chinese Adolescents.
This longitudinal study examined relations between mixed-sex peer interactions and adjustment in Chinese adolescents. Participants included 461 sixth grade students (223 boys; initial mean age = 12 years) in junior high schools in urban China. Data on mixed-sex peer interactions and social and schoo...
| Published in: | Applied Research in Quality of Life Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 1061 - 1081 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2026
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