Physical Aggression, Spreading of Rumors, and Social Prominence in Early Adolescence: Reciprocal Effects Supporting Gender Similarities?
There is a robust association between aggression and social prominence by early adolescence, yet findings regarding the direction of influence remain inconclusive in light of gender differences across various forms of aggressive behaviors. The current study examined whether physical aggression and s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 42; no. 12; pp. 1801 - 1811 |
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Dec2013
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